Raffinate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009906",
  "term": "Raffinate",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The phase remaining after a desired component has been selectively extracted from it in a liquid-liquid extraction process. This phase typically contains the bulk of the original solvent and the components that were not transferred to the extracting phase. It is the depleted phase from which the target solute has been removed.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "extraction"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1993, 65, 2373. 'Nomenclature for liquid-liquid distribution (solvent extraction) (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2388 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365112373)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/raffinate/"
}