# Recycling IPA Without Distillation (Ongoing Project) **URL:** https://forum.formlabs.com/t/recycling-ipa-without-distillation-ongoing-project/31637 **Category:** Experimental **Created:** [July 29, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/recycling-ipa-without-distillation-ongoing-project/31637 "2021-07-29T22:22:38Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 13
### Author: ![rkagerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@rkagerer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rkagerer) #### Post date: [July 30, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/recycling-ipa-without-distillation-ongoing-project/31637/13 "2021-07-30T20:03:16Z")
@Eks What exact model is that alcohol distiller? How’s it been working out, any gotchas so far? What kind of resins was the alcohol saturated with beforehand? How bad is cleanup after use? How do you think it would compare to this one Formlabs posted a while back: > [@Form2 IPA back to Factory Fresh! (still photo attached)](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/form2-ipa-back-to-factory-fresh-still-photo-attached/14410/16): > > At Formlabs, we go through a very large quantity of IPA as you can imagine slight_smile We use solvent distillers from this company to minimize our waste [http://www.uniram.com/solvent\_recycler-auto.html](http://www.uniram.com/solvent_recycler-auto.html). Note that these solve the sludge problem by evaporating the input solvent in a one time use plastic bag. I hadn’t seen these low cost distillers meant for moonshine before. If it works well for you, please let us know, as we may recommend it to our customers. Or this guy here (posted by @qupada) with a disposable bag for the residue: > **[Solvent Recycler 15L – Auto Body Equipment](https://www.abe.co.nz/product/solvent-recycler-15l/)** --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/recycling-ipa-without-distillation-ongoing-project/31637)._