About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 73. Chapters: Chromatography, Distillation, Azeotrope, Crystallization, Gas chromatography, Liquid-liquid extraction, Crystallization of polymers, Supercritical fluid extraction, Protein skimmer, Recrystallization, Flocculation, Drying, Precipitation, Stripping, Dewatering, Sedimentation, Multicolumn countercurrent solvent gradient purification, Sublimation, API oil-water separator, Separation process, Acid-base extraction, Souders-Brown equation, Aqueous two-phase system, Two-phase liquid extraction, Spinning cone, Ultrafiltration, Dissolved air flotation, Centrifugal extractor, Vapor-liquid separator, Ocean Therapy Solutions, Salting out, Mixer-settler, Copurification, Gas separation, Induced gas flotation, Gravity separation, Elutriation, Magnetic separation, Sublimation apparatus, Demister, Decantation, High intensity magnetic separator, Mother liquor, Electrochromatography, Knudsen flow, Vacuum ceramic filter, Adduct purification, Flotation process, Fraction, Solvophobic, Wet-milling. Excerpt: Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in their boiling points. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction. Commercially, distillation has a number of applications. It is used to separate crude oil into more fractions for specific uses such as transport, power generation and heating. Water is distilled to remove impurities, such as salt from seawater. Air is distilled to separate its components-notably oxygen, nitrogen, and argon-for industrial use. Distillation of fermented solutions has been used since ancient times to produce distilled beverages with a higher alcohol content. The premises where distillation is carried out, especially distillation of alcohol, are known as a distillery. Distillation apparatus of Zosimus, from Marcelin Berthelot, Collect...
