Filtration is a mechanical process that uses a medium to separate solids from liquids by allowing only the fluid to pass through. Filtration interposes a medium between the solid and liquid so that just the fluid, called the filtrate, can pass through.

1. FILTRATION
Filtration is commonly the mechanical or
physical operation which is used for the
separation of solids from liquids by
interposing a medium through which
only the fluid can pass. The fluid that
passes through is called the filtrate.