Distillation of Wood

[@Jazz-ji9zu]

For all the people asking... The gas generated when wood is gasified with air, consists of 40 percent combustible gases, mainly carbon monoxide, hydrogen and some methane. The rest are non-combustible and consists mainly of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapour. As for the black powder that's charcoal, but the method used here would also have some tar and resin remaining as well. And now everyone knows.

[@milosaradojevic]

Yeah, charcoal is made in similar way

[@yash_kambli]

Can u elaborate second step? I don't understand it. What was that brownish liquid is it wood vinegar? And how did he obtained methanol when he didn't control temperature while fractional distillation.

[@Jazz-ji9zu]

@@yash_kambli Yes, it is wood vinegar also know as Pyroligneous Acid. He obtained methanol because it boils and distills at a lower temperature, so it comes out of the glass rod first. Every distillation he does afterwards, which is not in the video would be in attempt to increase the methanol percentage and lower the water percentage. Although you are correct he wasn't monitoring the temperature so the experiment is flawed in that sense. In the end, you 🙈 he's left with a puddle, that would be an methanol azeotrope (combination of water and methanol) and the percentage of methanol would be less that 50% and that's why it was no longer flammable. Hope I helped. I do this often when making charcoal for fireworks, that's the black powder/ black sticks residue he has after the first step.

[@yash_kambli]

@@Jazz-ji9zu thanks buddy, very well explained.

[@pedrobetti564]

​@@Jazz-ji9zu thanks bro!

[@maracachucho8701]

This right here is how a lot of folks went blind during the alcohol prohibition era; bootleggers could produce safe to drink ethanol by fermenting sugars the hard way, or they could do it the easy way that Nathan just showed us and produce toxic but cheap methanol. Combine that with the anti-freeze of the radiators they used to accelerate the distillation process and you got the perfect rotgut recipe.

[@chiomaezeoke4503]

Wow I understood the experiment very well

[@codeaccount2434]

You should be making more videos..

[@sri20141]

Thanks for showing the mechanism of the lighter 3:02. I was wondering when you lit the burner at the beginning for bending glass. You are a real curicity quencher.

[@MsMondbluemchen]

Thank you for the great video. You described what you are doing quiet well.

[@karolus28]

cool demonstration

[@dansw0rkshop]

8:23 It's charcoal. The other test tube has wood vinegar and tar. There might also be a tiny amount of methanol in with the wood vinegar.

[@emanueletriari541]

very good experiment

[@k_gudro]

i assume that the flamable part is methanol.. right..??

[@nathanpeck9556]

I assume that as well. It was the first fraction collected at T < 75 C.

[@k_gudro]

@@nathanpeck9556 well. . it better be. .otherwise that should I tell my students 😁

[@jamepitch6094]

I think so too

[@osKyKiDo]

Thank you for presenting the method. I will experiment soon with different woods and things.

[@dribrahimel-nahhal2477]

Great vid!

[@ashishrathod3991]

this kind of teaching and demonstattion will be gives birth to upcomimg scientist🙏

[@mikeyjay917]

Or give birth to more black stuff

[@mynameisZhenyaArt_]

You have good presentation skills)

[@user-bx3nj9vu2u]

this has been very helpful, thank you

[@amirkshvrz1320]

So can we use the final liquid in perfumery ? Does it smell good? And does this adhere to all types of woods like sandalwood or palo santo ???

[@manuxalunx6522]

Very useful videl, the end was hilarious

[@moneybitches4796]

Uhh thats was me 😂

[@trynam1649]

thankss

[@jsEMCsquared]

You made methanol. On a linoleum floor?

[@tylerdurdin8069]

Hey how about sticking to explaining the experiment and not all the tangents like the spark igniter.

[@bolajiaiyegboyin3579]

The process is very useful...but I understand that the ketones are useful too..

[@Akashkumar01226]

Hi i m from INDIA .. ur vedio is very useful .

[@guileamoin6167]

What is the conclusion about this experiment?

[@johng.3740]

Great video, though would it be possible to make a video where you extract methanol from wood chips AND remove the water? This method is ideal for preppers and off grid people who want to make their own fuel for internal combustion engines. So, how would one produce methanol in bulk without water mixed in?

[@osKyKiDo]

evaporate the water

[@johng.3740]

Oh! One more thing!!!! This is Yet another way to produce water!!! Useful for preppers, if you're short on water, you can distill water and methanol out of wood!!!!

[@osKyKiDo]

@@johng.3740 Grand rising, is this a way to extract oil from the wood?

[@johng.3740]

@@osKyKiDo Don't know, most likely there may exist a series of processes to extract oil, but people can fuel cars with methanol.

[@osKyKiDo]

@@johng.3740 wow, that’s amazing especially with gas prices now. we need it hahah thank you. I’m going to try wet distillation as well

[@blissfulrajput7701]

what were the four fractions of liquid collected

[@rafaeldavidcastroluna7600]

I think first fraction must be CH3OH, the others must be something like ketones or aldehydes.

[@TimeSurfer206]

From what I understand, in a larger scale production, you get much purer results at each stage, because the temperatures remain stable at certain points. Like, when you're boiling off any water, in a large batch the internal temperature will stay at about the boiling point of water. Until the water is gone, and then it starts climbing again. This is the time to swap the container you're catching the Juice in, and watch the temperature hit a hold while the Methanol is driven out.

[@austinmesta9862]

Your mysterious solid is known as char. This is the most expensive method I've ever seen to make a device meant for Saving money on fuel. I guess it's for science though, so good job.

[@bladesman123]

Would you get a similar result if you put coal in the test tube?

[@christopherleubner6633]

Similar, but mostly heavier stuff. The liquid you get is coal tar, and the nearly pure carbon leftover is called coke in metal refining and smelting.

[@zeynelfidanci7721]

what is pure methanol color???????? White ???? Yellow ????????

[@sonisandipkumar]

Sean gas

[@graysonw8660]

i need that wood drink

[@Frogmobile52]

What burns blue is methanol, then water, then a string of heavy products (phenols tar..)

[@SachKaSaath772]

7:40 coal

[@lyndonowen8525]

Nitrogen....will it crack into nitrogen and oxygen

[@rajrshsolanki7470]

Walter white

[@PTran-ng6gl]

May be this is how Russia make gas.

[@vantablack9882]

putin farts and make gas

[@lyndonowen8525]

Good observations

[@thefunkfiles4188]

2nd

[@zeynelfidanci7721]

Hello one two three metanol ? Distilasyon wood

[@aze6085]

Never do IT inside ,IT create Also Carbon monoxide

[@reaprsxo]

god i love wood alcohol

[@MrKevb1540]

If someone doesn't know how a flint works they shouldn't be doing chemistry...

[@7C_3D_PRINTING]

And if you keep distilling that liquid you should eventually get methanol

[@7C_3D_PRINTING]

I might be wrong tho

[@1bigdogthe]

water and methanol, methanol burns water does not.

[@SachKaSaath772]

ok use magnifying glass to heat wood in test tube.

[@Progamezia]

That's prob gonna take so long

[@claytonblanchard4451]

So, he's never had a cold drink and found moisture on the outside of the glass. Book smart, real life dumb.

[@tylerdurdin8069]

This is crazy how unwatchable this is. It's impossible to get anything out of this because he's all over the place. Not to mention all the brain farts. Ahhh ahh ahh