Filtration or Sedimentation

The most common method of separating a liquid

from an insoluble solid is the filtration. Take, for
example, the mixture of sand and water. Filtration
is used here to remove solid particles from the
liquid. Various filtering agents are normally used
like filtering paper or other materials.
is a process by which heavier impurities present in
liquid normally water settle down at the bottom of
the container containing the mixture. The process
takes some amount of time.
Separating Funnel
is used mainly to segregate two
immiscible liquids. The mechanism
involves taking advantage of the
unequal density of the particles in
the mixture. Oil and water can be
easily separated using this
technique.
Magnetic Separation
When one substance in the
mixture has some magnetic
properties then this method is
quite useful. Strong magnets
are commonly used to
separate magnetic elements.