Decantation is a process for the separation of mixtures of immiscible liquids or of a liquid and a solid mixture such as a suspension.

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 The layer closer to the top of the container—the less dense of the two liquids, or the liquid from which the precipitate or sediment has
settled out—is poured off, leaving the other component or the more dense liquid of the mixture behind. An incomplete separation is
witnessed during the separation of two immiscible liquids.

Contents

 1Processes
o 1.1Immiscible liquid separation
o 1.2Liquid-solid separation
 2Examples
 3See also
 4References