What is the difference between Elutriation and Sedimentation?

The difference between elutriation and sedimentation

is that "elutriation" is the process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid and "sedimentation" is the separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.

elutriation

sedimentation

Noun

  • The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.

Noun

  • The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.