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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Rektifizierturm

English translation:

rectification column

Added to glossary by Gudrun Maydorn (X)
Sep 16, 2010 04:30
13 yrs ago
German term

Rektifizierturm

German to English Tech/Engineering Food & Drink Alkoholherstellung
This is part of a dfistillery plant for potable spirits.
Proposed translations (English)
1 distillation column / fractionating / fractionation column
References
rectification tower
distillation column / fractioning column
Change log

Jan 30, 2011 15:27: Gudrun Maydorn (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/831340">Gudrun Maydorn (X)'s</a> old entry - "Rektifizierturm"" to ""distillation tower""

Proposed translations

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distillation column / fractionating / fractionation column

distillation column / fractionating / fractionation column

the term ***tower*** may optionally be substituted for ***column***

sources:

Reference information:
Distillation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This separation, by successive distillations, is also referred to as ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation

Fractional distillation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Industrial distillation is typically performed in large, vertical cylindrical columns known as "distillation or fractionation towers" or "distillation ...
Laboratory setup - Industrial distillation - See also - External links
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_distillation -

Fractionating column - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - A fractionating column or fractionation column is an essential item used in the ... Industrial distillation towers are usually operated at a continuous ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionating_column -

Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Chemistry and ... - Technische Universität Dresden - 1997 - Foreign Language Study - 807 pages
Destillationsverfahren л, (bei der Alkoholherstellung auch) Brennverfahren n ; 2. ... Destillateur m, (bei der Alkoholherstellung auch) Brenner m; ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415173361...

Ethanol – Wikipedia - Die Anlage besteht hauptsächlich aus zwei Rektifikationskolonnen. In der Haupttrennsäule erfolgt die normale Rektifikation des Ethanol-Wasser-Gemischs bis in die Nähe des ... Dieses Dreistoffgemisch gelangt in die Hilfsstoff-Trennsäule. ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol -

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additional source on ***drinking alcohol / grain alcohol production***:

Ethanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, ***grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol***, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. ...
History - Physical properties - Production - Reactions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol -
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Reference comments

16 mins
Reference:

rectification tower

Note from asker:
before posting my question I did google for rectification tower but found that it mostly appeared on websites from non-English speaking countries. So I wondered whether there was another term for it.
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Reference:

distillation column / fractioning column

Distillation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This separation, by successive distillations, is also referred to as ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2010-09-18 02:14:30 GMT)
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Fractional distillation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Industrial distillation is typically performed in large, vertical cylindrical columns known as "distillation or fractionation towers" or "distillation ...
Laboratory setup - Industrial distillation - See also - External links
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_distillation -

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2010-09-18 02:15:47 GMT)
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Fractionating column - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - A fractionating column or fractionation column is an essential item used in the ... Industrial distillation towers are usually operated at a continuous ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionating_column -

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2010-09-18 02:19:11 GMT)
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Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Chemistry and ... - Technische Universität Dresden - 1997 - Foreign Language Study - 807 Seiten
Destillationsverfahren л, (bei der Alkoholherstellung auch) Brennverfahren n ; 2. ... Destillateur m, (bei der Alkoholherstellung auch) Brenner m; ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415173361...

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2010-09-18 02:28:07 GMT)
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Ethanol – Wikipedia - Die Anlage besteht hauptsächlich aus zwei Rektifikationskolonnen. In der Haupttrennsäule erfolgt die normale Rektifikation des Ethanol-Wasser-Gemischs bis in die Nähe des ... Dieses Dreistoffgemisch gelangt in die Hilfsstoff-Trennsäule. ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol -

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-09-18 02:37:23 GMT)
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Ethanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. ...
History - Physical properties - Production - Reactions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol -
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