Distillation remains a backbone technology in the chemical process industry despite its historically high energy consumption. In recent years, research has focused on improving the thermal efficiency ...

In this interview, AZoM talks to Thomas Herold, Product Manager at PAC LP, about how atmospheric distillation can be measured following the well-known test method ASTM D86 / ISO 3405 or with the Micro ...

Lubricants and oils are used across many different areas of industry, with the most common use being within industrial machines and automotive engines. Lubrication is one of the fundamental aspects of ...

CORRECTION: This story was updated on Dec. 16, 2015, to correct the description of distillation and to clarify the separation difficulty posed by azeotropes. A new method for heating liquid mixtures ...

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. Fractional distillation works because the different liquids have different boiling points. When the mixture is heated: vapours rise through a column which is ...