Liquid–liquid extraction
Method to separate compounds based on their relative solubilities in two different immiscible liquids, usually water and an organic solvent; extraction of a substance from one liquid into another liquid phase
Liquid–liquid extraction, also known as solvent extraction and partitioning, is a method to separate compounds or metal complexes, based on their relative solubilities in two different immiscible liquids, usually water (polar) and an organic solvent (non-polar). There is a net transfer of one or more species from one liquid into another liquid phase, generally from aqueous to organic. The transfer... Wikipedia