For Distillation we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Beer Brewing, Boiler, Cooking, Energy, Environment, Explosives, Food, Import Cars and Oil and Gasoline.

Distillation (Beer Brewing)

The process of heating a liquid to its boiling point, then condensing the vapors. Can be used as a method for purifying water, or as a means of concentrating the alcohol in a fermented beverage to create hard liquor (since alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water). Home distillation of alcoholic beverages is illegal in the US (and many other countries).

Distillation (Boiler)

Vaporization of a substance with subsequent recovery of the vapor by condensation. Often used in less precise sense to refer to vaporization of volatile constituents of a fuel without subsequent condensation.

Distillation (Cooking)

The process of separating the components in a liquid by heating it to its vapor point, then condensing the vapor into a purified and/or concentrated form.

Distillation (Energy)

The first stage in the refining process in which crude oil is heated and unfinished petroleum products are initially separated.

Distillation (Environment)

The act of purifying liquids through boiling, so that the steam or gaseous vapors condense to a pure liquid. Pollutants and contaminants may remain in a concentrated residue.

Distillation (Explosives)

Distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture; it involves a change of state, e.g., liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation ( States Of Matter). A simple distillation apparatus consists of three parts: a flask in which the mixture is heated, a condenser in which the vapor is cooled, and a vessel in which the condensed vapor, called distillate, is collected. Upon heating, the substances with a higher boiling point remain in the flask and constitute the residue. When the substance with the lowest boiling point has been removed, the temperature can be raised and the process repeated with the substance having the next lowest boiling point. The process of obtaining portions (or fractions) in this way is called fractional distillation. In destructive distillation various solid substances, such as wood, coal, and oil shale, are heated out of free contact with air, and the portions driven off are collected separately. Distillation is used in refining Petroleum and in preparing alcoholic beverages.

Distillation (Food)

The process of separating the components in a liquid by heating it to the point of vaporization, then cooling the mixture so it condenses into a purified and/or concentrated form. In the making of liquor, this distilled product is called 'neutral spirits' because it has little flavor, color or aroma.

Distillation (Import Cars)

The process that consists of driving gas or vapor from liquids or solids by heating and condensing . Used for purification, fractionation, or the formation of new substances.

Distillation (Oil and Gasoline)

The first stage in the refining process in which crude oil is heated and unfinished petroleum products are initially separated.

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