Data From A Distillation Lab

             The focus of the experiment conducted was
             to extract a component (ethanol) from a two part
             miscible solution (ethanol & water) with similar
             boiling points through a process called fractional
             distillation. Precise measurements were taken to
             assess the purity and percentage of the distillate
             collected. The process of fractional distillation
             extracted the ethanol through a series of cyclical
             evaporation and condensation processes and
             proved to be effective , yielding a ethanol
             distillate percentage of 90%. This index provided
             an analysis of the quality of separation achieved.
             Distillation is a process of refinement. A method
             in which a substance is extracted and purified from its solution.
             Fractional distillation, an extension of the simple distillation process is
             complex in nature and requires much more
             than one simple evaporation technique.
             An overview of fractional distillation and its
             practicality is related to temperature. In simple
             distillation the liquid components that are to
             be extracted vary in boiling point temperature
             (Celsius)by at least 25 degrees. The more volati
             le liquid with the lower bp is ideal for extracti
             on in these circumstances and will evaporate
             more readily and proficiently than that of the
             The question is with that being said, is how do
             we purify a component from its mixture when
             the bp is less than 25 degress C? How will this
             be done in an efficient manner and how will
             this be done to yield the highest results? The
             process of simple distillation is neither profici
             ent or efficient in this situation.
             It would require a distillation head the size
             of the empire state building and exhaustive
             measures to c...

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