Fractional distillation is one of the widely used distillation technique used in R & D sector because of its efficiency and accuracy.

2.  Fractional distillation is one of the widely used
distillation technique used in R & D sector because
of its efficiency and accuracy.
 It is more efficient in separating ideal solutions
into their pure components than the traitional
method of distillation

3.  Heat Source for e.g a hot plate with a bath
 A distillation flask (preferably a round-bottom flask)
 A collecting flask ( conical shaped or round-bottom flask)
 Fractionating column ( elongated glass ware for solvent
cooling)
 Distillation head
 Thermometer (to measure the temperature of the solvent
placed)
 Condenser
 Vaccumed Adapter (to carry out distillations under reduced
pressure)
 Boiling chips or Anti-bumping granules
 Rubber bungs, unless laboratory glassware with ground

4.  Purification of water and ethanol mixture is
usually carried in the research labs
 The separation of ethanol and water is based upon
the different boiling point of the two solvent.
 Ethanol require boiling point of 78.5 ° water boils
at a temperature of 100 degree Celsius
 Boiling the mixture in fractional distillation
column separates the liquid into its respective
components
 Usaully 96% of pure ethanol is extracted by
fractional distillation technique

5.  Similarly various other Azeotropic mixture can be
extracted using fractional distillation technique
such as a mixture of cyclohexane and toluene, etc.
 Fractional Distillation has gained a wider
application in scientific research laboratories and
in industrial application to extract the pure form of
solvent from its solvent mixture