Distillation: Basic Principles

By the end of this course you will be able to: Define distillation  Explain how changes in the state of matter relate to the distillation process  Define terms related to heat including sensible heat initial boiling point boiling range final boiling point and latent heat  Define terms related to pressure including vapor pressure external pressure partial pressure relative volatility  Explain the relationship between vapor pressure and the following: boiling point temperature and external pressure  Describe the basic operation of batch process systems and continuous distillation systems