Recrystallization
Purifies a solid compound by dissolving it in hot solvent near saturation, then cooling slowly so pure crystals form while impurities stay dissolved.
References
- Mullin, J.W. Crystallization, 4th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001.
Purifies a solid compound by dissolving it in hot solvent near saturation, then cooling slowly so pure crystals form while impurities stay dissolved.