Separation Techniques & Formulation

Application of separation techniques

Separation techniques are a major part of analytical chemistry and chemical engineering, play an important role in different fields like biotechnology, forensic studies, food technology, the pharmaceutical industry, and petroleum industries. Major advances in separation science have enabled biologists, chemists, pharmacists and environmentalists make breakthroughs of their own genomics, drug discovery, DNA fingerprinting and ultra-trace residue analysis, for instance, would not be possible without recourse to the findings generated by separation science. 

High-throughput separations (fast analysis) are in great demand in many fields, such as clinical, forensics, toxicology, environmental and pharmaceutical analyses. On the other hand, highly efficient separations are necessary for many applications, including metabolomics, proteomics, and genomics. Very complex samples, such as biological materials, tryptic digests or natural plant extracts require highly efficient and fast analytical procedures to yield high resolution within an acceptable analysis time. The growing demand to enhance efficiency and reduce analysis speed directed many researchers to develop innovations in the traditional separation system.