摘要 |
<p>Small quantities of one or more liquids having a high boiling point dispersed with a large quantity of one or more immiscible liquids having a lower boiling point are separated in a rapid and efficient manner. A non-reactive gas (36) is heated to a temperature above the boiling point of at least one liquid but below that of at least one other liquid. The gas is combined (34) with the liquid mixture (37) to be separated, and the liquid-gas blend is introduced into a vessel (17) containing a pool (21) of at least one liquid having a boiling point higher than that of at least one other liquid, which pool has been heated to a temperature above the boiling point of at least one liquid but below its own boiling point. The resulting fractions of each component are then collected.</p> |