Question

What is salting out process?

(a) Addition of salt to precipitate the product from solvent

(b) Addition of salt to precipitate the product from solution

(c) Removal of salt to in the product

(d) Removal of salt to precipitate the product from solution

I got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

My question is based upon Crystallizers in division Crystallization of Food Processing Unit Operations

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Addition of salt to precipitate the product from solution

To explain: Salting out is the process where salt with common ion is added to precipitate product from solution. This is similar to the characteristics of reaction crystallization.