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- If energy (in)efficiency was not a factor, is it possible to separate any solute from any solvent by centrifuge? At extreme RPMs, is molecular disassociation possible?
My view is that it is possible to separate any solute from any solvent by centrifuge. Likewise it is possible to separate heavy water from H1 water by centrifuge.
Molecular disassociation is probably a borderline possibility, especially if we consider the molecular disassociation of your centrifuge by too high RPMs! But maybe, if you have a long chain molecule with two heavy atoms on the ends, and it is forced to bend under the rotational forces, then it might break the bonds.
Molecular disassociation is probably a borderline possibility, especially if we consider the molecular disassociation of your centrifuge by too high RPMs! But maybe, if you have a long chain molecule with two heavy atoms on the ends, and it is forced to bend under the rotational forces, then it might break the bonds.