Fractional Distillation Application Notes

The application notes below demonstrate some of the uses of B/R fractional distillation equipment. Please feel free to contact us if you would like a copy of any of these notes.

Upgrading Solvents

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Acetonitrile (100)

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Methanol (101)

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Tetrahydrofuran (102)

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Isooctane (103)

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Heptane (104)

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Hexane (105)

The Purification of a Photometric Grade Methylcyclohexane (106)

The Purification of a Commercial Grade Ethyl Acetate (107)

The Purification of a Commercial Thionyl Chloride (108)

Distillation of Flavors, Fragrances, Natural Products and Essential Oils

The Separation of Cis/Trans Isomers 1,3-Dimethylcyclohexane (200)

The Separation of Cis/Trans Isomers of Perfluorodecalin (201)

The Separation of Cis/Trans Isomers of Ionone (202)

The Separation of the Components of Eucalyptus Terpenes (203)

The Separation of Neral and Geranial (204)

The Separation of 2-,Methyl-1-Butanol (Active Amyl Alcohol) from 3- Methyl -1- Butanol (205)

The Purification of Adiponitrile (206)

The Separation of Pentenenitriles (207)

The Separation of Cyclohexanone from Cyclohexanol (208)

The Separation of 2-Hexanone from 3-Hexanone (209)

General Solvent Recycling

The Recovery of Acetone (50)

The recovery of Chloroform (51)

The Recovery of Dichloromethane from a Mixture with Methanol (52)

The Recovery of Dichloromethane from a Mixture with Dimethyloformamide (53)

The Recovery of Dichloromethane in Environmental Labs (54)

The Recovery of Freon from Petroleum Testing (55)

The Recovery of Toluene from an Extraction Waste (56)

The Recovery of Dimethyloformamide (DMF) from a Complex Waste Stream (57)

The recovery of Isopropanol from an HPLC Waste (58)

HPLC Solvent Recycling Applications

Recovery as the Pure Acetonitrile Solvent from 96/4 Mixture with Water (1)

Recovery as the 84:l6 Acetonitrile /Water Azeotrope (2)

Recovery as the Pure Acetonitrile Solvent from 80/20 Mixture with Water (2)

Recovery as the Apparent 44:52:4 Acetonitrile /Methanol/Water Azeotrope (4)

The recovery of Methanol (5)

The recovery of Tetrahydrofuran (6)

The recovery of Isooctane #1 (7)

The recovery of Isooctane #2 (8)

Histology Solvent Recycling Applications

The Recovery of Xylene (20)

The Recovery of Ethanol and Reagent Alcohol (21)

GPC Solvent Recycling Applications

The recovery of Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) from GPC Waste (40)

The recovery of Trichlorobenzene from GPC Waste (41)

The recovery of Chloroform from GPC Waste (42)

The recovery of N-Methyl Pyrrolidone from GPC Waste (43)