THIS book is a new and amplified edition of the author's well-known treatise on “Fractional Distillation,” first published in 1903. Prof. Sydney Young is an acknowledged authority on the ...

and demonstrates how changes in pressure affect the boiling point of water through experiments. The process of fractional distillation in refining crude oil into gasoline is detailed, highlighting ...

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 ...