Steam distillation


Definition: A method of separating mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture. The components in a sample mixture are vaporised by bubbling steam through it and then cooled by the action of cold water in a condenser.

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Rapid analysis of the essential oil components of dried Perilla frutescens (L.) by magnetic nanoparticle-assisted microwave distillation and simultaneous headspace solid-phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Qing Ye and Dagui Zheng, Anal. Methods, 2009 , 1 , 39
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00035f