Preferred Label : scrubbing;
IUPAC definition : solvent extraction: the process of selectively removing contaminating solutes (impurities)
from an extract that contains these as well as the main extractable solute by treatment
with a new immiscible liquid phase. the term stripping has a different meaning and
should not be used in this sense although this usage has been customary in certain
industries.;
Origin ID : S05511;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Scrubs [ICD-11 Extension code]
See also
solvent extraction: the process of selectively removing contaminating solutes (impurities)
from an extract that contains these as well as the main extractable solute by treatment
with a new immiscible liquid phase. the term stripping has a different meaning and
should not be used in this sense although this usage has been customary in certain
industries.