Chemical Separation Techniques

noun the distinguishing of a difference

• The key to success in this market is effective product differentiation.
• If you want to stand out, you need to show some differentiation in your work.
• She really knows how to do her own thing and create some differentiation.
• In a world full of copies, be the differentiation that sets you apart.

noun the act or process of filtering or purifying a substance by removing impurities or unwanted elements

• The laboratory uses a specialized filtration system to separate particles from the liquid mixture.
• I'm going to run the water through a filter to clean it up.
• Let's run this stuff through a strainer to get rid of the junk.
• She has a strong filtration process for choosing her friends.

verb to separate or divide into smaller parts or components

• The chemist used a specialized technique to fractionate the mixture into its individual components.
• I heard you can fractionate that solution to separate the different substances.
• Yo, let's fractionate this mess and sort out what's what.
• Sometimes it's necessary to fractionate our thoughts in order to make sense of them.

noun a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

verb to put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

• The baker used a sieve to sift the flour before mixing it with other ingredients.
• Can you pass me that sieve so I can strain the pasta?
• I need to sieve out the lumps in this gravy before serving it.
• She had to sieve through all the resumes to find the perfect candidate for the job.