Chemistry — Choosing a Separation Technique
Selecting a method to separate mixtures.
Rendering…
Make it your own.
digraph Separation {
rankdir=TB;
node [shape=box, style=rounded];
Q1 [label="Insoluble solid in liquid?"];
Q2 [label="Want the dissolved solid?"];
Q3 [label="Two liquids, miscible?"];
Filtration; Evaporation; Crystallisation; Distillation;
SepFunnel [label="Separating funnel"];
Q1 -> Filtration [label="yes"];
Q1 -> Q2 [label="no (in solution)"];
Q2 -> Evaporation [label="yes (stable)"];
Q2 -> Distillation [label="want the liquid"];
Q3 -> Distillation [label="yes (fractional)"];
Q3 -> SepFunnel [label="no (immiscible)"];
}