Chemical precipitation is the making of a solid from a solution by a chemical reaction. When two or more solutions are mixed together and make a product that is not soluble, a precipitate is formed.
Chemical precipitation
Coprecipitation
Coprecipitation is a special form of precipitation in which the reactants are first brought into solution to ensure homogeneous distribution. Subsequently, the precipitation reaction takes place by mixing the two solutions or by adding a further solution; hydroxides or carbonates, among others, can be formed in the process. The now homogeneous solid mixture can then be filtered and further processed. This further processing can be, for example, firing in a furnace (e.g. in the case of nickel aluminate synthesis).
See also
- Precipitation analysis, hydration, solvation, precipitation (immunology)
- Sinter, impregnation (geology), mineralization from inorganic solutions
- Scavenger precipitation
- Material accumulation, sedimentation
- periodic precipitation