Patent ID: 8241920

Claim:
A non-chromatographic method comprising the steps of: providing a vessel having a substantially chemically inert stationary phase established therein and having at least one vessel inlet; inputting an aqueous, polar, precipitant solvent into said vessel through at least one vessel inlet; inputting an aqueous solution into said vessel through at least one vessel inlet; intentionally precipitating a material within said vessel and in the presence of said substantially chemically inert stationary phase, wherein said substantially chemically inert stationary phase is substantially chemically inert relative to said material; generating a remnant liquid upon performing said step of intentionally precipitating said material; inputting a material dissolving, aqueous solvent into said vessel through at least one vessel inlet; and dissolving at least a portion of said material with said material dissolving, aqueous solvent to generate an aqueous, dissolved material solution, wherein said step of intentionally precipitating a material comprises the step of intentionally precipitating a material selected from the group consisting of tannins, metals and proteins.