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Phase separations

Air separation
Chemical process
Azeotrope
Mixture of two or more liquids whose proportions do not change following distillation
Azeotropic distillation
Any of a range of techniques used to break an azeotrope in distillation
Condenser (laboratory)
Laboratory apparatus used to condense vapors
Continuous distillation
Form of distillation
Dean–Stark apparatus
Chemical lab apparatus for collecting water from a reactor
Desiccant
Hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness (desiccation) in its vicinity
Distillation
Method of separating mixtures
Drying
Removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid
Eutectic system
Mixture with a lower melting point than its constituents
Flash evaporation
Partial vapor that occurs when a saturated liquid stream undergoes a reduction in pressure by passing through a throttling valve or other throttling device
Fractional distillation
Separation of a mixture into its component parts
Fractional freezing
Process used to separate substances with different melting points
Fractionating column
Artifact used in distillation of liquid mixtures
Freeze drying
Low temperature dehydration process
Phase separation
The creation of two distinct phases from a single homogeneous mixture
Random column packing
Spray drying
Method of converting liquid or slurry to powder
Steam distillation
Separation or extraction process for organic compounds
Vacuum distillation
Distillation performed under reduced pressure, which allows the purification of compounds not readily distilled at ambient pressures or simply to save time or energy
Vacuum drying
Treatment to dry materials using vaccuum
Vapor–liquid separator
A device used in several industrial applications to separate a vapor–liquid mixture.