The steam then cools and condenses to form purified water. Distillation effectively removes inorganic compounds such as metals (lead), nitrate, and other nuisance particles such as iron and hardness ...

Finally, desalination through distillation is one of mankind's earliest forms of water treatment, and it is still a popular treatment method used throughout the world today. In ancient times, people ...

Cyclon is ideal for laboratories since it can produce clean water at two feasible rates: 4 or 8 Lhr –1 for single distillation and 4 Lhr –1 for double distillation. Water can be distributed ...

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a water distilling rig that [Kyle] hacked together, which allowed him to automate his distillation process. He took his project back into the workshop and tweaked a ...

Fractional distillation works because the different liquids have different boiling points. When the mixture is heated: vapours rise through a column which is hot at the bottom, and cold at the top ...

Most of us know that brewing produces beer, but figuring out how it differs from distilling alcohol may be more of a mystery.