Multi-component Distillation unit.jpgDistillation is the most widely used separation technique in the chemical and petroleum industry and is performed in either tray or packed columns. The set-up can be used for separation of azeotropic mixture using distillation methods such as Extractive distillation, Heterogeneous azeotropic distillation, Distillation using ionic salts, Pressure-swing distillation and Reactive distillation. This unit is used to to determine the number of theoretical stages offered by the existing column using batch distillation under total reflux, to perform multi-component/extractive distillation in laboratory-scale packed column, to simulate the performance of the laboratory column using ASPEN, to compare the experimental results with that obtained by simulation, to use the experimentally validated simulator and obtain the best possible design and operating conditions for the desired performance.
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