I've been playing around with this idea for a few days, and would like some feedback on it. Basically it involves using a 500ml Erlenmeyer flask, a few peltier heat/cool plates, a few diy copper pipe condensers, a 500ml vacuum flask, a water cooling system, and a vac source.
The idea is to use the peltier plates heating and cooling abilities, to both heat the flask in which you have the liquid to be distilled, and attach GPU/CPU water blocks, and a small pump to circulate water to the condensers on the cold side of the plates.
Uses rubber bungs, and copper tubing to connect it all instead of glass, as well as two diy condensers via copper coils in water baths. One to condense the solvent, and another to ensure no vapor gets into your vac source. Set up a water circulation system with a small pump, and cool the condensers via the water blocks on the cold side of the peltier plates.
Since its going to be a vac setup, temps don't really need to be very high, ideally as low as possible while still achieving condensation. Variable power input to the plates, and the pump (slower circulation/less cooling), could control temps using an ir thermometer.
Even if diy copper condensers are not used, and you go all glass, i don't see why using the heating and cooling power of peltier plates could not be taken advantage of here. Could even be applied to a soxhelt setup.
Basically what I'm really asking about is if peltier plates are a viable option to use as heat/cold sources in a distillation setup, whether it be all glass, vacuum, soxhelt, or diy with copper coil condensers.
Any reason why this would not work? Safety concerns about anything?
Obviously it would be tested using water a few times before trying anything flammable/volatile, and safety would be stressed here, but i don't see any flaws that would prevent this from working.
Feedback on this idea would be appreciated
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