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The composition of the vapor and liquid phases of the KOH + CH3OH system has been studied by the gas chromatography (GC) method at 25 °C. It has been found that the methanol vapor concentration, and the quantity of potassium methoxide formed as a result of the acid–base reaction of potassium hydroxide with methanol, both depend on the KOH/CH3OH mole ratio. The maximum mass fraction of potassium methoxide that forms is 2.6% at the mole ratio 0.018.
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Platonov, A.Y., Kurzin, A.V. & Evdokimov, A.N. Composition of Vapor and Liquid Phases in the Potassium Hydroxide + Methanol Reaction System at 25 °C. J Solution Chem 39, 335–342 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-010-9505-1
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