particle separation
Isolating discrete components
Particle separation refers to techniques for isolating or sorting particles based on physical, chemical, or electrical properties.
Methods range from mechanical processes like sieving and centrifugation to advanced techniques such as electrostatic separation and chromatography.
Key factors include particle size, density, charge, and hydrophobicity.
Specialized tools like air classifiers and rotary screens optimize separation efficiency in industrial and scientific applications.
In DNA isolation, particle separation enables the extraction of genetic material from biological samples.
- sievingFiltering through mesh
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
centrifugation · electrophoresis · decanting · crystallization · flotation · screening · jigging · gold panning · chromatography · chaff · settling · adsorption · slurry · straining · dust · dust collection · fine particles · mesh
- Water Treatmentwater plant, filtration, filtration system, chlorination, purification
- Filtrationfilter paper, air filters, oil filters, carbon filters, HEPA filtration
- microfluidicsmicrochannel, microchannels, micropump, lab-on-a-chip, biochip
particle separationblending
Combining into uniformity
combining · aggregation · agglomeration · coalescence · flocculation
particle separationhomogenization
Making things the same
emulsification · dissolution · dispersion · suspension · solubilization