Title: sublation
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sublation
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06068
Status: current

Definition
A flotation process in which the material of interest, adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid, is collected on an upper layer of immiscible liquid. There is no liquid-phase mixing in the bulk of the system; as a result recoveries can approach 100%.

Related Term
- flotation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/F02432

Source
- PAC, 1993, 65, 2373. 'Nomenclature for liquid-liquid distribution (solvent extraction) (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2379 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365112373)

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Citation: Citation: 'sublation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S06068
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