This document discusses protein purification techniques. It begins by outlining the purposes of protein purification, which include producing commercial products and conducting research. It then describes different methods for separating and purifying proteins based on their location in or outside of cells. These include centrifugation, salt precipitation, various types of chromatography (size exclusion, ion exchange, affinity), and electrophoresis. The key steps are cell disruption when needed followed by differential centrifugation, then one or more chromatography techniques which can achieve high levels of purity.