FILTRATION

ANJALI P. AND URVI P.

 Definition
The process in which solid particles in
a liquid or gaseous fluid are removed
by the use of a filter medium that
permits the fluid to pass through but
retains the solid particles is known as
Filtration
 The mixtures are of two main
types: homogeneous mixtures and heterogeneous
mixtures.
  A homogeneous mixture is a mixture that is
uniform throughout.
 A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture that is not
uniform throughout, i.e., ingredients of the
mixture are distributed unequally.
 An example of a heterogeneous mixture is the
mixture of sand in water. On shaking, sand will
stay undissolved and are distributed unevenly.
The sand particles floating around which will
eventually settle to the bottom of the bottle
makes it a heterogeneous mixture
 Based on the type of contaminant-large or small,
filters of different pore sizes can be used.
 Filtration Applications
•The most common example is making tea.
•While preparing tea, a filter or a sieve is used to separate tea
leaves from the water.  Through the sieve pores, only water
will pass.
• The liquid which has obtained after filtration is called the
filtrate; in this case, water is the filtrate.
• The filter can be a paper, cloth, cotton-wool, asbestos, slag- or
glass-wool, unglazed earthenware, sand, or any other porous
material.
Filtration Applications
• Filtration also plays a role in water treatment
•During filtration, the water passes through filters that
have different pore sizes and are made of different
materials (such as sand, gravel, and charcoal).
•These filters remove dissolved particles and germs, such
as dust, chemicals, parasites, bacteria, and viruses
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