Dry distillation is the heating of solid materials to produce gaseous products (which may condense into liquids or solids) this may involve chemical changes such as destructive distillation or cracking. : 141–143ĭistillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. boiling chips or mechanical stirrer 16: Cooling bath.
Laboratory display of distillation: 1: A heat source 2: Round bottomed flask 3: Still head 4: Thermometer/Boiling point temperature 5: Condenser 6: Cooling water in 7: Cooling water out 8: Distillate/receiving flask 9: Vacuum/gas inlet 10: Still receiver 11: Heat control 12: Stirrer speed control 13: Stirrer/heat plate 14: Heating (Oil/sand) bath 15: Stirring mechanism (not shown) e.g.
For other uses, see Distillation (disambiguation), Distiller (disambiguation), Distillery (disambiguation), Distill (album) and Distill (journal).