Mixture Separation Techniques
Separating Magnetic Substances from Non-Magnetic Substances Because some substances are magnetic and others are not, magnetism can be a great way to separate magnetic substances from non-magnetic ones.
Separating Solids from Solids Large and small particles can be separated by sieve analysis or manual separation. Sieve analysis Manual separation
Separating Solids and Liquids Solids can be separated from liquids using filtration, settling, or centrifuge. Gravity filtration (dif. particle size) Vacuum filtration (dif. particle size) Settling (dif. densities) Centrifuge (dif. densities)
Separating Different Liquids Liquids can be separated from one another using distillation or chromatography. Simple distillation (dif. bp) Chromatography (dif. solubilities)
Separating a Dissolved Solid from a Liquid Solids can be removed from a solution by boiling off the liquid. Boiling off liquid (dif. bp)