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Percent Recovery from Extraction Calculator

% recovery = recovered mass / initial mass · 100.

Compute the percent recovery of a substance from a purification or extraction step from the recovered (final) mass and the initial mass before processing.

Dr. Helena Ortiz By Dr. Helena Ortiz
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Inputs

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Results

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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

% recovery = m_recovered / m_initial · 100

In depth

Compute the percent recovery of a substance from a purification or extraction step from the recovered (final) mass and the initial mass before processing.