<p>Perkin triangle distillation apparatus.png
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A Perkin triangle is versatile piece of apparatus that can also be used to collect <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distillation&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Distillation (page does not exist)">distillation</a> fractions which does not require a cow" or "pig" adaptor. A Perkin triangle is most often used where the distillates are <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Air-sensitive&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Air-sensitive (page does not exist)">air-sensitive</a> or where the fractions distil and are collected under reduced pressure (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vacuum_distillation&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Vacuum distillation (page does not exist)">vacuum distillation</a>, but can be used for a drying solvents or for simple and fractional <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distillation&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Distillation (page does not exist)">distillation</a>.
Quantockgoblin
2006-10-27
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