The distillation technique most suited for separating glycerol from spent-lye in the soap industry is

Question

The distillation technique most suited for separating glycerol from spent-lye in the soap industry is (A) Distillation under reduced pressure (B) Simple distillation (C) Fractional distillation (D) Steam distillation

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Glycerol (B.P. 290°C) is separated from spent lye in the soap industry by distillation under reduced pressure, as for simple distillation very high temperature is required which might decompose the component.

Q. The distillation technique most suited for separating glycerol from spent-lye in the soap industry is

Distillation under reduced pressure

Simple distillation

Fractional distillation

Steam distillation

Glycerol (B.P. 290°C) is separated from spent lye in the soap industry by distillation under reduced pressure, as for simple distillation very high temperature is required which might decompose the component.