Assertion: azeotropic distillation | /r/CapableOf | separate two close-boiling components
Facets:
value: to increase the difference
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Azeotropic distillation (Speight, 2007) is the use of a third component to separate two close-boiling components by means of the formation of an azeotropic mixture between one of the original components and the third component to increase the difference in the boiling points and facilitates separation by distillation.