We are willing to consider all solvents for this program. Currently, methanol, ethanol and acetone are distilled on campus. If your lab generates other solvent waste, contact EH&S to see if they may ...

Daily solvent use is pretty much a given in a synthetic chemistry lab. In academic laboratories, it’s such an ingrained part of research that chemists might forget that solvents can be serious safety ...

These industries tend to offload their spent solvents after a single use through toxic industrial waste collectors. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at least half ...