All Questions
Tagged with distillation home-experiment
3
questions
2
votes
0
answers
656
views
What factors have the greatest effects on the yield from steam distillation of ginger?
I have a modest home lab setup that I use primarily for steam distillation of plant matter to extract essential oils. My yields are typically at or below the low end of estimates given by different ...
2
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Most efficient way to purify household vinegar: distillation or freezing?
I am aware that there are better ways to purify acetic acid out of a water-acid mixture than these, but which one out of distillation (using heat) and fractional freezing (using cold) would gain a ...
- 1,494
1
vote
1
answer
204
views
Steam distillation of açaí powder
I have a steam distillation setup with the flask for boiling the açaí powder with distilled water. Are you able to extract the essential oil from the boiling material?
- 11