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phase separationnoun(physics) The conversion of a single-phase system into a multiphase system; especially the separation of a solution into two immiscible liquids.
chemical reactionnoun(chemistry) A process, typically involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.
distillationnoun(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
gas separationGas separation can refer to any of a number of techniques used to separate gases, either to give multiple products or to purify a single product.
mixturenounSomething produced by mixing.
extractionnounThe act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
chemical processIn a scientific sense, a chemical process is a method or means of somehow changing one or more chemicals or chemical compounds.
decantationnounthe act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment
chromatographynoun(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.
chemical changenoun(chemistry) Any process in which reactants are changed into products by the breaking or creation of chemical bonds.
derivatizationnoun(chemistry) A technique which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure.
chemical decompositionnoun(chemistry) The fragmentation of any compound into elements or smaller compounds
magnetic separationthe process of separating components of mixtures by using a magnet to attract magnetic substances.
depolymerizationnoun(organic chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
chemical synthesis(chemical combination) the artificial execution of chemical reactions to obtain one or several products.
fractional distillationnounA method of separating a mixture of liquids that have different boiling points.
isotope separationthe process of concentrating specific isotopes of a chemical element by removing other isotopes.
solutionnounAn act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
isomerizationnoun(physical chemistry) the conversion of a compound into a different isomeric form
steam distillationnoun(chemistry) A technique in which the volatile components of a material are separated by passing steam through the heated material.

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