Benefits of Separating Mixtures
Methods Of Separating Mixtures and It's Benefits There are several ways of separating mixture .You can choose the most appropriate method of separation base on the properties of the substances involved. Some of the common methods of separating substances or mixtures are: Physical Manipulation Sedimentation and Decantation Hand Picking Sieving Evaporation Distillation Filtration or Sedimentation Separating Funnel Magnetic Separation I will be discussing three of them in detail below. 1. Distillation Distillation is used when mixtures consist of two or more pure liquids. The components of a liquid mixture are vaporized, condensed and then isolated. The mixture is heated and the component which is volatile evaporates first. The vapour moves through a condenser and is collected in a liquid state. Benefits of Distillation Process Distillation is most effective in removing inorganic compounds such as metals (iron and lead) and nitrate; har...