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Which of the following are the unit operations?

(a) Distillation, evaporation, centrifugation

(b) Distillation, membrane separation, sampling

(c) Membrane separation, centrifugation, sampling

(d) Evaporation, centrifugation, sampling

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The correct option is (a) Distillation, evaporation, centrifugation

Easy explanation: The unit operations like distillation and membrane separation come under contact equilibrium process. The centrifugation, filtrations are under mechanical separation.

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