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solid distillation
« on: December 07, 2014, 11:40:25 AM »
hi guys
is it possible to distill a solid do I have to melt it before distillation?
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Re: solid distillation
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 11:54:53 AM »
Yes you can distill a solid, why might it need heat?
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Re: solid distillation
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 12:21:17 PM »
I thought I should melt it then i can distill the obtained liquid :-[

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Re: solid distillation
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2014, 12:39:30 PM »
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