[TheForge] Drying Borax

[Paul Sperbeck]

I don't' remember what kind of vacuum I could pull on my 'pressure
cooker dryer', but it is an old one made of cast aluminum, and the
gasket has been bonded to the lid so it can't suck in.

What I need to know from the chemistry types is what temperature would I
need to hold at 25" of vacuum to dry the borax? Are there tables that
list the properties of hydrates' vapor pressures?

I would be more than willing to try this out, but I would like  some
kind of guide lines to judge the results...

paul
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