Showing posts with label fractional distillation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fractional distillation. Show all posts

Monday, January 5, 2009

Fractional Distillation of Air

Fractional Distillation of Liquid Air

Fractional distillation of liquid air (which is gotten by cooling air till it becomes a liquid at very low temperatures approx -194.35°C) is also used in air separation as by allowing the temperature of the liquid air to rise. Each gas will distill off at its own boiling point. , which through fractional distillation the air which has become liquid producing liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, and high purity argon. Distillation of chlorosilanes also enable the production of high-purity silicon for use as a semiconductor.


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