Under what circumstances it is better to use steam distillation over continuous distillation

Under what circumstances it is better to use steam distillation over c

1.	Under what circumstances it is better to use steam distillation over continuous distillation
Answer» What is the PROCESS of steam distillation? Steam distillation is a special type of distillation (a separation process) for temperature sensitive materials like NATURAL aromatic compounds. It once was a POPULAR laboratory method for purification of ORGANIC compounds, but has BECOME obsolete by vacuum distillation.