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.
ID: CMO:0001539
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Articles referencing this term
Qing Ye and Dagui Zheng, Anal. Methods, 2009
, 1
, 39
DOI: 10.1039/b9ay00035f