Compared to simple distillation, why is fractional distillation so important to my solvent recycling?
The simple answer is that you need fractional distillation if you are to obtain the high purity solvents that you need for your work. Only fractional distillation can separate two or more volatile liquids from one another, while yielding good purities. Simple distillation, by contrast, simply collects all of the liquids together without very much, if any, separation of the individual solvents.
