For a lab at school, we are given six substances which we have to separate and purify. The substances are benzoic acid, stearic acid, salt, sand, sawdust, and iron. We took out the iron with a magnet already, and got the sawdust out using a balloon and static electricity. However, my group is having trouble separating the rest of the mixture, and we only have one more class period to work on this lab. Also, we have many materials in class, but for safety reasons we cannot do something like heating alcohol (ethanol, acetone, etc.) at a high temp because of the flammability of the liquid. We really need some help and advice so we can complete the lab tomorrow!