Vacuum distillation is a distillation carried out at reduced pressure to lower boiling points. This is particularly useful for distilling products of boiling points over 100oC.
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Vacuum distillation video (download)
Video | Video, Size 3.01 mbThe pressure - temperature nomograph
Simulation | Flash, Size 40.48 kbVacuum distillation apparatus gude
Simulation | Flash, Size 89.39 kb
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