DECANTATION
PRESENTED TO:
SIR KHEZER
HAYAT
PRESENTED BY:
WARDA IRAJ
903
CONTENTS:
1.INTRODUCTION
2.DEFINITION
3.AIM/PURPOSE
4.APPARATUS
5.PRINCIPLE
6.When It Is Used?
7.STEPS
8.EXAMPLES
9.ADVANTAGES
10. DISADVANTAGES.
DECANTATION
INTRODUCTION:
Decantation is a
process by which a liquid is
separated from a solid. The solid
is allowed to settle and liquid is
poured off carefully leaving the
settled solid undisturbed.
DEFINITION:
“Decantation is a process for the
separation of mixtures,by
removing a layer of
liquid,generally one from which a
precipitate has settled”.
PURPOSE/AIM:
The purpose of decantation
is to separate insoluble liquids
from solids.
DECANTER:
A decanter is a vessel
used to hold the decantation of a
liquid which may contains
sediments.
An example of decanter
PRINCIPLES:
The principles of decantation are:
1.Decantation is an effective method
because it is simply pouring off the
excess liquid from a product.
2.Decantation is a “pouring off” of a
liquid from a solid/liquid mixture. The
mixture is allowed to settle, and the
liquid is removed while preventing the
solid from escaping.
When it is used?
Decantation is used when one is
separating part of a mixture from
another and when the particles or
sediments are too fine to be filtered
from a liquid.
STEPS:
The steps of decantation is given
below:
1.Mixture in the container is allowed to
stand for sometime.
2.The solid particles will settle in time.
3.The upper layer of the liquid gets
cleaner.
4.Separate the course particles of a solid
from a liquid by pouring the liquid to a
new container by the process of
decantation .
EXAMPLES:
1.Oil & Water:
Oil floats on the top
of the water. Decanting the
mixture allows the oil to be
poured off the water.
Dirt and water:
Muddy water can be cleared
up by decanting. The soil will
sink to the bottom of the tube
allowing the clear water to be
poured off.
Cream & Milk:
Cream is separated from
milk by decantation. Cream rises
to the top of the milk mixture
and easily skimmed off.
Blood & plasma:
A centrifuge is
necessary for this decantation.
Plasma can be removed from the
blood by decantation.
APPLICATION :
some applications are:
1.It is a quick method.
2.In order to separate an insoluble
solid from a liquid.
DISADVANTAGE:
some disadvantages are:
2.It cannot be used to separate a
mixture of a liquid and a light
solid, such as chalk in water. The
particles of chalk are suspended I
the water. They are so light that
they do not sink down to the
bottom for a long time.
REFERENCES:
1.PHYSICAL PHARMACY BY
REMINGTON.
2.WWW.wikipidia.com
