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MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
Oct 10, 2018

Do your own experiment removing alcohol

It takes a substantial amount of alcohol to remove water from gasoline.

Therefore it takes relatively little water to remove lots of ethanol.

Water and gasoline do not mix.

But if purified water is used to minimize total dissolved solids it leaves virtually no contamination after the water is purged.

Then the so-called de-alcoholed water is passed through a RAcor water separator filter with the "S" series 1 micron filter element.

And Presto, untreated gasoline.

A container with drain valve is needed to purge water from the bottom

Then a one time purchase of a small RAcor filter, and a tiny fuel pump. Put the pump downhill gravity AFTER the RAcor filter.

I haven't a clue what to do with the effluent. Evaporation?

32 Replies

  • Most people do not understand the negative effect of ethanol. I can say after replacing almost every piece of yard equipments gas connections, bulb, and tubing that this stuff sucks.
    The really bad news is the government is saying they will ease ethanol restrictions so they can add more. This will destroy many 2 cycle tools permanently.
    I'm from the government I am here to help you .....not.
  • I've got another experiment designed around the same hypothesis; my experiment goes like "drive to the Liberty station that sells 100% gasoline" :W

    As far as uses for the effluent...all I'm saying is that Stolichnaya makes a pretty penny selling water mixed with ethanol...

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