• Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions. Chemical compounds are separated by heating them to a temperature...
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    involving repeated distillation through a water-cooled still, by which an alcohol purity of 90% could be obtained. The fractional distillation of organic substances...
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    A fractionating column or fractional column is equipment used in the distillation of liquid mixtures to separate the mixture into its component parts...
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    method is slow, and is not suitable for large-scale production. Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions...
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    continuous distillation is often a fractional distillation and can be a vacuum distillation or a steam distillation. Design and operation of a distillation column...
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    crystallization. Fractional freezing is generally used to produce ultra-pure solids, or to concentrate heat-sensitive liquids. Freeze distillation is a misnomer...
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    it is not possible to separate the components by fractional distillation and azeotropic distillation is usually used instead. For technical applications...
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    Clevenger-type apparatus. Azeotropic distillation Batch distillation Distillation Extractive distillation Fractional distillation Heteroazeotrope Herbal distillates...
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    this process is known as distillation. The process of petroleum refinement utilizes a technique known as fractional distillation, which allows several chemicals...
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  • produced from natural-gas condensates, petroleum distillates, and the fractional distillation of coal tar and peat. In some industries and regions, the name...
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