5. Glossary

Adsorption, adsorption

Mechanism by which molecules attach to the surface of a solid. This surface phenomenon includes the mechanism by which a gas is transported to a solid wall and bound by physical or chemical interactions.

Crystallization

Separation and concentration process used in a wide range of industrial applications.

It is defined as a phase change process during which a crystal is formed from a solution.

Partial freezing

Term used for the freezing of aqueous solutions in which, at the end of the process, a fraction of the water (around 50%) is in the solid state, while the other fraction remains liquid with an increased concentration of dissolved salts.

Lyophilisation, freeze-drying

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