Distillation

Distillation

1. Basic

   • Distillation: separating one substance from another by evaporation and condensation. The result you get by distillation is called the distillate. This process is used to purify liquids that have unwanted substances in them, for separating different kinds of liquids from each other, and for producing chemical changes in solid substances. There are three main types of distillation: simple, fractional, and destructive.