<P> Cream accelerates to the top of milk, allowing the separation of milk and cream . Fat is determined in butter by decantation . </P> <P> To obtain a sample of clear water from muddy water, muddy water is left in a container until the mud settles, and then the clear water is poured into another container . </P> <P> In sugar industry, processing of sugar beets into granular sugar many liquid - solid separations are encountered e.g. separation of syrups from crystals . </P> <P> Decantation is also present in nanotechnology . In the synthesis of high quality silver nanowire (AgNW) solutions and fabrication process of high performance electrodes, decantation is also being applied which greatly simplifies the purification process . </P>

When is decantation process applicable in separating solids from liquids