Distillation columns are extensively deployed in the chemical process industries when there is a need for separation of components that have different boiling points. Typically, a mixture of ...

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 ...

Heating a liquid until it evaporates is one of the most fundamental ways to separate chemical mixtures. Just turn on the heat and wait. On the industrial scale, the problem is not so much the wait, ...

With the sun's energy,this simple single-basin, passive-solar distiller can produce up to 4 gallons of purified water per day. Learn how to use passive solar water distillation to purify your drinking ...

Laconia native David Wadsworth went from chemical engineer to craft distiller. He said his world travels during his career inspired him to open a distillery in retirement.“What I wanted to build was ...