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UEMcGill t1_j7g56yu wrote

Hexane extraction using fractjonal distillation was a common method for vegetable oil production. So yes in part the oil will be boiled. It's not what a pot on your stove would look like, and takes into account vapor pressures differences, but it boiled would be an accurate description.

Signed, a Chemical Engineer.

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