Question

Steam distillation vs simple distillation

Answer 1

Steam distillation is a separation process that consists in distilling water together with other volatile and non-volatile components.

Distillation is probably the most common technique for purifying organic liquids. In simple distillation, a liquid is boiled and the vapors progress through the apparatus until they reach the condenser where they are cooled and reliquify. Liquids are separated based upon their differences in boiling point.