Question

Distillation is used in one other major industry that impacts the entire world. Describe how it is used in this industry.

Answer 1

> Dishllation is used to separdile mixteises of liquids by explotind differences in the boiling points of the different compounds The technique is widely used in instry industs for example in the manufacture and purification of nitrogen, oxygen, and the rare gases. However, one of its best known uses is the netining of crude oil into its mais fractions induding naphtha kerosine and gas oll.. 7 condenser gas gas separator I Kerosine gasoline f - reflux naphtha Kerosine I ligh gas oil heavy gas oil crude Steam Tout residue pump

The least Volatile vapo un components Conden and the most volatile evaporating. This result in each tray containing products with a comparatively nanalo boilindi point hange Distillation of fermented products produces distilled beverages with a high alcohol content or separates out othe fermentation, product of commercial value. In the fossil fuel industry, Cryogenic distillation leads to the separation of air into its components.