Category: Mass Transfer

Steam distillation is not recommended to be used, if the _____________________?

A. Azeotropic mixture is to be separated and the final product is miscible with water
B. Liquids decompose, if distilled directly at atmospheric pressure
C. Material cannot be distilled by indirect heating even under low pressure, because of the high
boiling temperature
D. Material to be distilled is thermally unstable or has the tendency to react with other
components associated with it, at the boiling temperature