Comparing The Fermentation And Distillation Of Alcohol
The Fermentation and Distillation of Alcohol
By Bhanupriya Chettiar 301
Group Members: Bhanupriya Chettiar, Rachel Min, Zoe Chandler, Bianca Main
Aim
The aim of the practical is to prepare ethanol by fermentation and to isolate it by fractional distillation.
Introduction
This practical's aim is to prepare ethanol using two steps; fermentation and then fractional distillation. Many alcoholic drinks for example, brandy and whisky, are prepared using this method but to a larger scale. The first piece of evidence scientists have of distillation is dated back to the 1st century, AD. The first evidence of true distillation of alcohol was in southern Italy during the 12th century. The Chinese were also not too far behind as their is also some …show more content…
There may be many benefits, but the negative results weight over. First of all, the brain slows down your central nervous system and therefore kills many cells and the body's system. Drinking slows down your brain's communication with the rest of your body meaning that it takes a long time to process things, so in turn, the drinker's coordination and memory slows down. As drinking slows down breathing, it results in sleepiness which can be life threatening. For some people, these effects may only be a one time thing, but for most, it becomes …show more content…
First of all, a mixture of substances is placed into a distilling flask with boiling chips which stops the flask from moving. This is connected to a thermometer which is an essential part of the set up. Because of the Bunsen burner placed under the distilling flask, the substance with the lower boiling point vaporises first leaving the flask with the substance with a higher boiling point. This is the reason why the temperature cannot be too high. The vapour is lead into the condenser which is where the gas condenses to a liquid. This is connected to two tubes with filter water in and out of the condenser. The liquid, which is now the distillate, then drops into the receiving flask at a constant rate if the procedure is done
By Bhanupriya Chettiar 301
Group Members: Bhanupriya Chettiar, Rachel Min, Zoe Chandler, Bianca Main
Aim
The aim of the practical is to prepare ethanol by fermentation and to isolate it by fractional distillation.
Introduction
This practical's aim is to prepare ethanol using two steps; fermentation and then fractional distillation. Many alcoholic drinks for example, brandy and whisky, are prepared using this method but to a larger scale. The first piece of evidence scientists have of distillation is dated back to the 1st century, AD. The first evidence of true distillation of alcohol was in southern Italy during the 12th century. The Chinese were also not too far behind as their is also some …show more content…
There may be many benefits, but the negative results weight over. First of all, the brain slows down your central nervous system and therefore kills many cells and the body's system. Drinking slows down your brain's communication with the rest of your body meaning that it takes a long time to process things, so in turn, the drinker's coordination and memory slows down. As drinking slows down breathing, it results in sleepiness which can be life threatening. For some people, these effects may only be a one time thing, but for most, it becomes …show more content…
First of all, a mixture of substances is placed into a distilling flask with boiling chips which stops the flask from moving. This is connected to a thermometer which is an essential part of the set up. Because of the Bunsen burner placed under the distilling flask, the substance with the lower boiling point vaporises first leaving the flask with the substance with a higher boiling point. This is the reason why the temperature cannot be too high. The vapour is lead into the condenser which is where the gas condenses to a liquid. This is connected to two tubes with filter water in and out of the condenser. The liquid, which is now the distillate, then drops into the receiving flask at a constant rate if the procedure is done