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fractional distillation

/ˈfrækʃənəl ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/

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/ˈfrækʃənəl ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/C1formalscientific
  • ruХимический процесс, используемый для разделения смеси жидкостей с разными температурами кипения путём нагревания смеси и сбора конденсированных паров при различных температурах, обычно применяемый при переработке сырой нефти.

A chemical process used to separate a mixture of liquids with different boiling points by heating the mixture and collecting the condensed vapors at different temperatures, commonly used in refining crude oil.

  1. Separation processC1formal

    A method of separating a mixture of liquids with different boiling points by heating them and collecting the condensed vapors at different temperatures.

    ruПроцесс разделения

    • Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and kerosene.
    • In the lab, they used fractional distillation to purify the ethanol.
    • The process of fractional distillation relies on the different boiling points of the components.