Closed distillation

Traces of fluoride can be separated from aqueous solutions by extraction with triethylchlorsilane in m-xylene The conditions were optimized and co-precipitation (for enrichment) reactions were tested Adsorption on hydroxyl apatite was found most suitable. From acidified solutions of biological materials fluoride was selectively extracted with a solution of trimethylchlorsilane in benzeneOrganic material or blood was destroyed by heating with hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide in a closed distilling apparatus. The resulting distillates were extracted by triethylchlorsilane in tetrachloroethylene ... 

Schemes of these operation modes are shown in Fig. 5.1-1. In closed distillation gas and liquid are kept in intimate contact within the evaporator. Consequently, the gas and liquid products are in equilibriiun state.

In open distillation the vapor generated by a supply of heat is immediately removed from the liquid. Therefore, the content of the low boiler in the vapor product is higher than in closed distillation. 

In countercirrrent distillation the vapor product has the highest content of low-boiling constituents. The vapor is, in a first approximation, in equilibrium state with the hquid feed. In industrial practice only the operation modes closed distillation and open distillation are used. All operation modes can be performed continuously or... 

Closed distillation is performed as a continuous process in most applications. This process enables the separation of a liquid mixture into two fractions having different concentrations. 

In literature, several different terms for distillation regions at the infinite reflux are used simple distillation regions, basic regions of distillation, and regions of closed distillation. We use a longer but more exact term - distillation region at the infinite refiux (for the sake of briefness, we sometimes use just distillation region -... 

In 1964, White published contradictory results on the water wettability of gold, and Fowkes offered the suggestion that, since dispersion forces alone act from noble metal surfaces, the observation that water would spontaneously spread on them meant they were covered by surface oxide or some hydrophilic coating. In 1965 Erb, working with a closed distillation system in which a pure stream of water was continuously cycled over a pure gold surface, reported a steady state value of the contact angle of between 55° and 85° after several thousand hours of continuous still operation. 

The accuracy depends on the fraction distilled it deviates particularly when determining the initial and final boiling points the average error can exceed 10°C. When calculating the ASTM D 86 curve for gasoline, it is better to use the Edmister (1948) relations. The Riazi and Edmister methods lead to very close results when they are applied to ASTM D 86 calculations for products such as gas oils and kerosene. 

The flash point depends closely on the distillation initial point. The following empirical relationship is often cited ([, 1 ... 

Simple conventional refining is based essentially on atmospheric distillation. The residue from the distillation constitutes heavy fuel, the quantity and qualities of which are mainly determined by the crude feedstock available without many ways to improve it. Manufacture of products like asphalt and lubricant bases requires supplementary operations, in particular separation operations and is possible only with a relatively narrow selection of crudes (crudes for lube oils, crudes for asphalts). The distillates are not normally directly usable processing must be done to improve them, either mild treatment such as hydrodesulfurization of middle distillates at low pressure, or deep treatment usually with partial conversion such as catalytic reforming. The conventional refinery thereby has rather limited flexibility and makes products the quality of which is closely linked to the nature of the crude oil used. 

The reaction is carried out in a lead retort one suitable for the laboratory can be made from a piece of lead piping, bent like a retort and closed at the shorter end. This is charged with fluorspar and the acid and heated, and the hydrogen fluoride is distilled into a polythene vessel. 

When constructing a manometer of the type shown in Fig. 12(c), it is impor tant to apply a very high vacuum (e.g., with a Hy-Vac pump) to the manometer while the mercury in the left-hand (sealed) limb is heated until it boils unless this is done, traces of air will remain in this limb and cause inaccurate readings. During a distillation, the tap I should be kept closed except when a pressure reading is being taken if it is left open indefinitely, a sudden default by the distillation apparatus or by the pump may cause the mercury in the sealed limb of G to fly back and fracture the top of the limb. 

Round-bottomed flasks (Fig. 22(A)) of various sizes and having necksof various lengths and widths. They can be closed with stoppers (Fig. 22(B)), or fitted with any of the following units reflux air-condensers (Fig. 22(C)) or water condensers (Fig. 22(D)) distillation heads, of the simple knee-tube type (Fig. 22(E)), or with a vertical joint (Fig. 22(F)) for thermometers, etc., or with... 

For this preparation, which must be performed in the fume-cupboard, assemble the apparatus shown in Fig. 67(A). C is a 150 ml. distilling-flask, to the neck of which is fitted a reflux single-surface water-condenser D, closed at the top E by a calcium chloride tube. The side-arm of C carries a cork F which fits the end E of the condenser for subsequent distillation. The side-arm of C is meanwhile plugged by a small rubber cork, or by a short length of glass rod. (Alternatively, use the ground-glass flask and condenser (Fig. 22 (a) and (c), p. 43), and... 

Assemble in a fume-cupboard the apparatus shown in Fig. 67(A). Place 15 g. of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid and 17 g. of phosphorus pentachloride in the flask C, and heat the mixture in an oil-bath for hours. Then reverse the condenser as shown in Fig. 67(B), but replace the calcium chloride tube by a tube leading to a water-pump, the neck of the reaction-flask C being closed with a rubber stopper. Now distil off the phosphorus oxychloride under reduced pressure by heating the flask C in an oil-bath initially at 25-30, increasing this temperature ultimately to 110°. Then cool the flask, when the crude 3,5-dinitro-benzoyl chloride will solidify to a brown crystalline mass. Yield, 16 g., i.e,y almost theoretical. Recrystallise from caibon tetrachloride. The chloride is obtained as colourless crystals, m.p. 66-68°, Yield, 13 g Further recrystallisation of small quantities can be performed using petrol (b.p. 40-60°). The chloride is stable almost indefinitely if kept in a calcium chloride desiccator. 

Refractionation of the low-boiling impurities gives a further quantity of the acetoacetate, but if the initial distillation has been carefully conducted, the amount recovered is less than i g., and the refractionation is not worth while. If possible, complete the preparation in one day. If this is not possible, it is best to allow the cold crude sodium derivative (before acidification) to stand overnight, the flask being closed by a cork carrying a calcium chloride tube the yield will now fall to about 38 g. Alternatively, the crude ester may be allowed to remain overnight in contact with the sodium sulphate, but in this case the yield will fall to about 30 g. 

Steaming-out the steam distillation apparatus. After the cleaned steam -distillation apparatus (Fig. 88) has been assembled, it is essential to pass steam through it for some time to remove readily soluble alkali. All the taps on the apparatus are opened and the water in the steam generator boiled vigorously. The steam will gradually pass into the apparatus. After a few minutes, the tap of the tap-funnel C may be closed and soon afterwards the tap Ti of the steam-trap finally the tap Tj of the funnel G may be closed, Steaming-out should then be continued for not less than one hour, the receiver J not being in place. 

Distillation of the ammonia. The ammonia which has been liberated quantitatively in the bulb F must now be distilled completely into the receiver J. The tap Ti on the steam-trap is therefore closed and tap T2 opened so that the steam is delivered into the bulb F, which at the same time is heated directly with the flame of a micro-Bunsen... 

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