| Distillation Including Its Principles, Industrial Processes, Laboratory Methods, and Techniques Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 128639306X ISBN-13: 9781286393062 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $20.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.75 lbs) 184 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture. 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 higher alcohol content. This book studies distillation including Reflux, partial pressure, batch distillation, spinning cone, and fractional distillation. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |