Ethanol is one of the cornerstones of pharmaceutical manufacturing, used as a solvent during drug production as well as being an integral component of alcohol beverages like vodka and whisky. Produced through yeast fermentation of sugar or carbohydrates, ethanol has an intoxicating quality which may cause changes to mood, behaviour or even cause health complications […]
Distillation is a physical process in which liquid is converted to vapor and back again, an integral component of many industrial chemical processes and commonly employed to extract alternative fuel or purify existing types of hydrocarbons. Distillation flasks or complex industrial towers must be managed carefully in order to achieve the best results without risking […]
Alcohol distillation is an integral component of spirit creation, and distillers play a pivotal role. Distilling works on the theory that most of a fermented wash (the liquid that contains water and alcohol after fermentation) lacks flavor; but 75% contains organic chemical compounds like alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters etc – known collectively as congeners – […]
Distillation is a crucial process used in chemistry to separate and purify liquids by exploiting differences in volatility and boiling point. But like any industrial process, distillation systems are susceptible to many issues that can compromise functionality and performance; this article presents several common distillation issues as well as feasible solutions to address them. -Sludge […]
Distillation is an invaluable industrial technique used for everything from extracting clean water from salty seawater, to extracting oil from crude. Based on boiling point separation, distillation forms the cornerstone of numerous processes – including producing alcohol spirits. Distillation can be an abstract topic with complex chemical equations that is hard for students to grasp. […]
Water’s Importance in Alcohol Distillation Water plays a pivotal role in whiskey distillation. It’s used in malting processes, for diluting before bottling (except cask strength releases) and driving steam-power distillation stills – as well as having indirect influences such as temperature. Water’s chemical composition has an enormous influence on the flavor of finished whiskey, which […]
Distillation is one of the highest energy users within industrial plants, yet one of the more challenging areas to optimize efficiency. However, many practical energy improvement strategies exist which can significantly lower energy use during distillation processes. Reducing energy use during distillation can save operating costs, lower emissions and eventually lessen our country’s dependence on […]
Distillation has long been the go-to separation method in chemical process industries and small fuel alcohol plants alike, serving as an efficient separation technique that requires no special training to design directly. While its popularity remains undiminished by climate change concerns, industrial designers are searching for more energy-efficient separation techniques. The greatest strides have been […]
Distillation is the practice of extracting individual components from a liquid mixture by heating it to its boiling point and allowing its constituent vapors to collect separately and be collected by condensed streams. Distillation is most frequently employed to separate water from alcohol for production of spirits, but can also be applied to fermented substances […]
Alcohol distillation is an ancient practice dating back to at least 2000 BC in China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia where it was employed to create balms, essences, perfumes and balms. Distillation uses hot liquid to evaporate away unwanted components of mixtures leaving only desired alcohol behind – an economical solution suitable for large or small scale […]
From its cultivation on farms to your glass, booze has an enormous carbon footprint. Growing grains, grapes, potatoes, cane sugar, botanicals and agave used in your sixteen dollar martini requires water, energy and fertilizer use; and distillation involves using additional energy when boiling it down to ethanol for fermentation. Alcohol distillation’s environmental impacts are often […]
People familiar with brewing or distilling will understand the significance of pH when measuring solutions, with water acting as the neutral marker at pH 7. pH can be measured using simple tools such as pH papers which use color-coded dye to react with hydrogen ions in samples to provide an indication of concentration levels of […]
Few natural ferments achieve 100% conversion of sugar molecules to alcohol because the yeast would die in such an adverse environment. Distillation separates out 15-16% alcohol by heating above its boiling point (typically around 79.4 Celsius or 175 Fahrenheit) vaporizing and then cooling via condensation into higher proof distilled products. A still is a large […]
Distillation’s primary goal is to separate alcohol from water and volatile components known as congeners. Congeners influence the spirit’s character and can come from various sources including cultivar used for mashing, fermentation procedure and yeast strain used, storage of fermented wash prior to distillations processes and maturation processes – keeping what you like and discarding […]
Alcohol distillation is one of the oldest known industrial processes. It involves vaporising water before condensing it back into liquid state to produce spirits; distillation also provides fuel alcohol for use in internal combustion engines. Distillation has long been used recreationally as well as being an anesthetic (a drug which causes unconsciousness or reduced pain […]