Industrial Separation Processes (eBook)

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André B. de Haan, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Hans Bosch, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

From the Contents:

Introduction
- Characteristics of Separation Processes: Significance of Separations – Characteristics – Industrial Separation Methods – Inherent Selectivities – Course Objectives
Equilibrium Based Molecular Separations
- Evaporation and Distillation: Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium – Evaporation – Distillation – Advanced Distillation Techniques
- Absorption and Stripping: Applications – Gas Equilibria – Design Procedures – Industrial Absorbers
- General Design of Gas-Liquid Contactors: Mass transfer in gas-liquid systems – Plate Columns – Packed Columns – Efficiency – Basic Design
- Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium – Extraction Schemes – Countercurrent Extractions – Industrial Extractors
Rate Controlled Molecular Separations
- Adsorption and Ion Exchange: Adsorbents – Adsorption Fundamentals – Fixed Bed Adsorption – Basic Adsorption Cycles – Ion Exchange
- Drying: Humidity – Moisture in Solids – Drying Mechanisms – Classification of Drying Operations
- Crystallization: Fundamentals – Crystal Characteristics – Solution Crystallization – Crystallizer Modeling– Other Crystallization Techniques
Mechanical Separation Technology
- Sedimentation & Settling: Mechanisms – Gravity – Centrifugal – Electrostatic – Basic Design – Equipment
- Filtration: Fundamentals – Equipment – Filter Media – Centrifugal – Interceptive
- Membrane Filtration: Membrane Selection – Membrane Filtration – Flux Equations and Selectivity – Concentration Polarization – Modules
Special Topics
- Separation Method Selection: Determining Factors – Feasibility – Liquid Mixtures – Gas Mixtures – Solid-Liquid Systems
Appendix
Answers to Exercises