NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryHydrocarbonsPractice
The distillation technique most suited for separating glycerol from spent-lye in the soap industry is
Options
- ADistillation under reduced pressure
- BSimple distillation
- CFractional distillation
- DSteam distillation
Correct answer
A. Distillation under reduced pressure
Step-by-step solution
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.