eraldusfaasi
Eraldusfaasi is a term used in Estonian chemistry to describe the separation phase of a two-phase liquid system. It refers to the stage after mixing two immiscible liquids when they no longer form a single homogeneous phase and begin to separate into distinct layers. This phase is crucial in processes such as liquid–liquid extraction and certain purification or sample-preparation steps, where different solutes preferentially distribute between the two layers.
The separation occurs mainly due to differences in density and interfacial tension between the liquids. After
In practical terms, eraldusfaasi determines how effectively solutes are partitioned between the phases. The organic phase
See also: partition coefficient, liquid–liquid extraction, phase separation.