An alembic is an early piece of chemical apparatus consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
Traditional distillation is a process that involves heating a liquid to create vapor and then cooling the vapor back into a liquid to separate and purify its components based on their different boiling points. It has been used for centuries to produce alcoholic beverages like whiskey and brandy, as well as essential oils and other distilled products. Traditional distillation typically involves pot stills or alembic stills and is still practiced in many regions around the world.
Jabir ibn Hayyan is known as the founder of early alchemy, a forerunner of modern chemistry. He made significant contributions to the field, including developing new experimental techniques and experimenting with various chemical processes. His work laid the foundation for the eventual development of modern chemistry.
You have two basic options. I'm going to assume that whatever oil you're trying to separate from the alcohol is highly volatile (like fragrant essential oils from plant material). Both methods require a little bit of time.Evaporation - simply place the oil and alcohol mixture in a container and wait for the alcohol to evaporate. This process can be greatly hastened by putting the mixture in a large flat dish to increase the surface area. The alcohol will evaporate faster than the oil.Separation - mix equal parts alcohol/oil concentration and water. Then, place this mixture in a clear container and wait for the components to separate. Ethyl alcohol will dissolve into the water. Next, the denser water will sink to the bottom and the oil will float on top. Then you can skim or suck the oil off of the top of the water. If you have one, a separation funnel makes this really easy.If you want the alcohol, what you can do is use an alembic (home-made or otherwise) to capture the naturally evaporating alcohol. Thin copper tubing works best. You can place a lid on a container with the alcohol/oil mixture and run that through a cooling medium (like another container filled with ice) and into another sealed container that sits lower than the one with your mixture.
Jabir Ibn Haiyan, the chemist Geber of the Middle Ages, is generally known as the father of chemistry. Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan, sometimes called al-Harrani and al-Sufi, was the son of the druggist (Attar). The precise date of his birth is the subject of some discussion, but it is established that he practiced medicine and alchemy in Kufa around 776 C.E. He is reported to have studied under Imam Ja'far Sadiq and the Ummayed prince Khalid Ibn Yazid. In his early days, he practiced medicine and was under the patronage of the Barmaki Vizir during the Abbssid Caliphate of Haroon al-Rashid. He shared some of the effects of the downfall of the Barmakis and was placed under house arrest in Kufa, where he died in 803 C.E.Jabir's major contribution was in the field of chemistry. He introduced experimental investigation into alchemy, which rapidly changed its character into modern chemistry. On the ruins of his well-known laboratory remained after centuries, but his fame rests on over 100 monumental treatises, of which 22 relate to chemistry and alchemy. His contribution of fundamental importance to chemistry includes perfection of scientific techniques such as crystallization, distillation, calcinations, sublimation and evaporation and development of several instruments for the same. The fact of early development of chemistry as a distinct branch of science by the Arabs, instead of the earlier vague ideas, is well-established and the very name chemistry is derived from the Arabic word al-Kimya, which was studied and developed extensively by the Muslim scientists.Perhaps Jabir's major practical achievement was the discovery of mineral and others acids, which he prepared for the first time in his alembic (Anbique). Apart from several contributions of basic nature to alchemy, involving largely the preparation of new compounds and development of chemical methods, he also developed a number of applied chemical processes, thus becoming a pioneer in the field of applied science. His achievements in this field include preparation of various metals, development of steel, dyeing of cloth and tanning of leather, varnishing of water-proof cloth, use of manganese dioxide in glass-making, prevention of rusting, lettering in gold, identification of paints, greases, etc. During the course of these practical endeavors, he also developed aqua regia to dissolve gold. The alembic is his great invention, which made easy and systematic the process of distillation. Jabir laid great stress on experimentation and accuracy in his work.Based on their properties, he has described three distinct types of substances. First, spirits i.e. those which vaporize on heating, like camphor, arsenic and ammonium chloride; secondly, metals, for example, gold, silver, lead, copper, iron, and thirdly, the category of compounds which can be converted into powders. He thus paved the way for such later classification as metals, non-metals and volatile substances.Although known as an alchemist, he did not seem to have seriously pursued the preparation of noble metals as an alchemist; instead he devoted his effort to the development of basic chemical methods and study of mechanisms of chemical reactions in themselves and thus helped evolve chemistry as a science from the legends of alchemy. He emphasized that, in chemical reactions, definite quantities of various substances are involved and thus can be said to have paved the way for the law of constant proportions.A large number of books are included in his corpus. Apart from chemistry, he also contributed to other sciences such as medicine and astronomy. His books on chemistry, including his Kitab-al-Kimya, and Kitab al-Sab'een were translated into Latin and various European languages. These translations were popular in Europe for several centuries and have influenced the evolution of modern chemistry. Several technical terms devised by Jabir, such as alkali, are today found in various European languages and have become part of scientific vocabulary. Only a few of his books have been edited and published, while several others preserved in Arabic have yet to be annotated and published.Doubts have been expressed as to whether all the voluminous work included in the corpus is his own contribution or it contains later commentaries/additions by his followers. According to Sarton, the true worth of his work would only be known when all his books have been edited and published. His religious views and philosophical concepts embodied in the corpus have been criticized but, apart from the question of their authenticity, it is to be emphasized that the major contribution of Jabir lies in the field of chemistry and not in religion. His various breakthroughs e.g., preparation of acids for the first time, notably nitric, hydrochloric, citric and tartaric acids, and emphasis on systematic experimentation are outstanding and it is on the basis of such work that he can justly be regarded as the father of modern chemistry. In the words of Max Mayerhaff, the development of chemistry in Europe can be traced directly to Jabir Ibn Haiyan.
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Depending on condition, an Alembic Spoiler is worth $1500 to 2000 US.
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An apparatus that distills liquid .
The word 'alembic' is used to describe an apparatus consisting of two vessels and a tube connecting them. In the past, it was used to distilate liquids.
alembic back in 1989
Alembic started making its famous bass instruments in 1972 for Jack Casady. This bass has state variable filtering capacity and has pickups mounted on brass tubing so that their positions could be adjusted.
Lefay, PRS, Fender and Alembic
Aria SB-1000 Alembic Spoiler And obviously the Rickenbacker
That is an alembic.
Jermaine Jackson does not appear to endorse any single bass. He has been seen with what appear to be an Alembic bass (the cover of the My Name Is Jermaine album seems to feature an Alembic, with the distinctive "sandwich" neck-through body and jutting horn on the body end). He has also been seen with a sparkle-finish Fender Jazz and a Warwick.