Distillation is one of the oldest methods of water treatment and is still in use today, though not commonly as a home treatment method. It can effectively remove many contaminants from drinking water, ...

Distillation shapes a spirit’s flavor, aroma, and texture by removing unwanted compounds while concentrating ethanol and desirable characteristics. Different methods — such as pot still, column still, ...

An international research has developed a membrane technology that could significantly reduce the energy required for crude ...

Distillation is the most energy-consuming unit operation of the chemical industry, however, its decarbonization strategy necessitates laborious manual process simulation, optimization and carbon ...

A number of refineries utilize a combination of technologies to effectively measure and enhance the distillation of crude oil into isolated hydrocarbon components, in order for them to be processed ...

Following installation of a new air-cooled condenser as part of its crude distillation unit's preflash tower overhead, a US Midwestern refinery began producing off-spec light naphtha that led to ...

A distillation tray is used to mix vapors and liquids together. The better the mixing, the more efficiently the tray works. Tray efficiency also depends on two other factors: how well the droplets of ...