Question

Difference between sedimentation
and decantation

Answer 1

Sedimentation -

• Sedimentation is the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
• This process uses gravity , centrifugal acceleration or electromagnetism in the separation process.

• Sedimentation process involves two states of matter ; sediment in the solid phase in fluid in the liquid phase.

Decantation -

• Decantation is the process of separating two immiscible substances via pouring off one substance.
• We can simply pour off the top layer of the mixture in order to separate two substances.
• Decantation process involves neither one phase or two phases of matter ; liquid-liquid mixtures or solid-liquid mixtures.

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Answer 2

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The key difference between sedimentation and decantation is that the sedimentation allows the separation of two substances via settling of one substance whereas the decantation allows the separation of two substances via pouring off one substance.