While most people are not exposed to enough of the chemical for it to be harmful, experts recommend some safety tips regarding acetone use and exposure. This clear, flammable liquid has a distinct ...

Many labs at CU Boulder participate in the acetone recycling program. Methanol, ethanol, and other solvents can also be distilled in fractional distillation units. In 2016 a second fractional ...

A copper penny is heated and suspended above the surface of acetone in a beaker. The copper demonstrates heterogenous catalysis in the combustion of acetone to carbon dioxide and water. This exotherm ...