Steam Distillation
A classical technique used to separate and concentrate ignitable liquid residues from fire debris samples by boiling the sample in water and condensing the vapors in order to recover the higher boiling point fraction. ASTM E 1385 is the historical standard describing this technique.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1385-00 Standard Practice for Separation and Concentration of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Steam Distillation. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2000.
Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org