fractional crystallization

British  

noun

1. chem the process of separating the components of a solution on the basis of their different solubilities, by means of evaporating the solution until the least soluble component crystallizes out

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fractional crystallization Scientific  

/ frăk′shə-nəl /

1. A process by which a chemical compound is separated into components by crystallization. In fractional crystallization the compound is mixed with a solvent, heated, and then gradually cooled so that, as each of its constituent components crystallizes, it can be removed in its pure form from the solution.

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Example Sentences

The team showed that these rocks are related to each other through a process known as fractional crystallization within the volcano in which they were formed.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2024

The1875 eruption of Askja volcano, Iceland: combined fractional crystallization and selective contamination in the generation of rhyolitic magma.

From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017

What must happen within a magma chamber for fractional crystallization to take place?

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The oxides are then converted into double sulphates which are separated from each other by repeated fractional crystallization or by fractional precipitation with ammonia or some other base.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

In either case the two hydrocarbons are finally separated by fractional crystallization of their picrates, which are then decomposed by ammonia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various