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IN his preface Prof. Young says that he wrote this book in the hope that the solution of the difficulties of fractional distillation might be rendered easier. He has written an eminently practical ...

Fractional distillation is also used by the pharmaceutical and food industries. Distillation towers are usually the tallest and most highly visible features in photos of refineries and process plants.

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This article was originally published with the title “ Apparatus for Fractional Distillation under Reduced Pressure ” in SA Supplements Vol. 25 No. 637supp (March 1888), p. 10177 doi:10.1038 ...

Fractional-distillation facilities are typically located near major industrial facilities in urban areas. Because pharmaceutical manufacturing is labor intensive, many facilities are located in lower ...