BATON ROUGE, LA — (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The LSU Cain Department of Chemical Engineering recently completed a journey of several years with the installation of its new distillation columns. The towering ...

The hydrodynamics of distillation trays and columns is a critical area of research in chemical engineering, underpinning the efficient separation of chemical mixtures. This field explores the ...

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. Fractional distillation works because the different liquids have different boiling points. When the mixture is heated: vapours rise through a column which is ...

Distillation columns in the Dow Unit Operations Lab at the LSU College of Engineering. LSU Chemical Engineering Professional-in-Residence John Pendergast and Chair John Flake stand on the walkway of ...