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AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Petroleum Distillation
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

Distillation in which a substance is added to the mixture to be separated in order to form an azeotropic mixture with one or more of the components of the original mixture; the new azeotrope formed will have a boiling point lower than the boiling point of the original mixture, thus allowing separation to occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Distillation du pétrole
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Pour séparer l'acide acétique [...] on a trois procédés : - distillation azéotropique dans une colonne chargée d'huile de bois qui donne avec l'eau un mélange azéotropique qui est condensé. La colonne chauffée à la base donne un acide à haut titre séparé en ses divers constituants (acide acétique, formique, propionique, goudron, etc.); - extraction par un solvant léger [...] - extraction par un solvant lourd [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Destilación del petróleo
  • Energía de la biomasa
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