Distillation Chemistry

Our range of Distillation glassware includes high-quality glassware and replacement parts designed to efficiently perform distillation processes in laboratory settings. This collection features essential components such as condensers, distillation heads, receivers, and more. Available in various scales, these products are suitable for standard and specialized distillation applications.

Distillation Overview:
Distillation is a widely-used technique in laboratories and industrial environments for separating or purifying liquids and liquid mixtures based on the different boiling points of their individual components.

Applications of Distillation:
  • Separation & Purification: Ideal for separating miscible liquid mixtures in organic chemistry.
  • Drying & Solvent Removal: Effective for removing solvents and drying solid residues.
  • Fractional Distillation: Commonly used in processing polymers and petroleum products.
  • Particulate Removal: Helps in eliminating solid contaminants.
  • Water Purification: A key part of systems used for producing distilled water.
  • Steam Distillation: Special applications include Kjeldahl analysis for nitrogen and protein content in food, beverage, and environmental samples.
Conventional Distillation Apparatus:
Typically assembled using individual borosilicate glass components with jointed connections. Key elements include:
  1. A round-bottom distilling flask for heating the liquid.
  2. A stoppered or jointed neck attached to a downward-sloping side-arm leading to a condensing unit, where vapors are cooled back to liquid form.
  3. Heating mantles provide precise temperature control.
These conventional units can either be assembled by the user or supplied fully assembled for convenience.

This versatile range of distillation equipment caters to both routine lab procedures, teaching labs and specialized applications, ensuring reliable and accurate results in all distillation processes.