Process for the simplified separation of multicomponent mixtures of at least partly organic origin

The process of separating a multi-component mixture containing solid or liquid organic components comprising treating said mixture with a gaseous entraining agent comprising a superheated carrier fluid containing a lower monohydric alcohol or a lower monohydric alcohol and water to cause constituents of said multi-component mixture to become entrained in said gaseous entraining agent, said treating step being conducted in a spray zone, a fluidized bed apparatus or a thin-layer evaporator, and said superheated carrier fluid being delivered thereto continuously whereas said multi-component mixture is delivered continuously or batch-wise during said treating step, and separating the gaseous entraining agent containing constituents of said multi-component mixture from the multicomponent mixture.