The spinning cone column (SCC) is a distillation device now used in the food industry for the separation of volatile components from liquids and slurries [1, 2]. It consists of a vertical succession of alternate rotating and stationary cones. Liquid flows as a thin film down the stationary cone, drains into the base of the rotating cone whence it moves upward and outward on the surface of the rotating cone, again as a thin film, by the action of centrifugal force. Gas flows up the column countercurrent to the flow of liquid. SCCs have lower gas pressure drop and lower liquid hold-up than do traditional plate and packed columns, hence their suitability for distillation of thermally sensitive foodstuffs. Established commercial applications of the technology include alcohol