1863 The manufacture of liquors, wines, and cordials

PURE CONCENTRATED ACETIC ETHER.

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of absolute acetic acid can be produced from one pound of alcohol ; and if we estimate the product by the strength of vinegar, the product will be great. From twenty-five pounds of platina powder, and three hundred pounds of alcohol, three hundred arid fifty pounds of the pure acid may be produced daily. The platina powder does not waste, and the most inferior spirit may be employed.