Principles and Modern Applications of Mass Transfer Operations

Jaime Benitez , PhD, has been teaching mass transfer operations to chemical engineers for some thirty-two years. Dr. Benitez is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Nomenclature. 1. Fundamentals of Mass Transfer. 1.1 introduction. 1.2 Molecular Mass Transfer. 1.3 The Diffusion Coefficient. 1.4 Steady-State Molecular Diffusion in Fluids. 1.5 Steady-State Diffusion in Solids. 1.6 Diffusion with Homogeneous Reaction. 1.7 Analogies Among Molecular Transfer Phenomena. Problems. References. 2. Convective Mass Transfer. 2.1 introduction. 2.2 Mass-Transfer Coefficients. 2.3 Dimensional Analysis. 2.4 Flow Past Flat Plate; Boundary Layer. 2.5 Mass- and Heat-Transfer Analogies. 2.6 Convective Mass-Transfer Correlations. 2.7 Estimation of Multicomponent Mass-Transfer Coefficients. Problems. References. 3. Interphase Mass Transfer. 3.1 introduction. 3.2 Equilibrium. 3.3 Diffusion Between Phases. 3.4 Material Balances. 3.5 Equilibrium-Stage Operations. Problems. References. 4. Equipment for Gas-Liquid Mass-Transfer Operations. 4.1 introduction. 4.2 Gas-Liquid Operations: Liquid Dispersed. 4.3 Gas-Liquid Operations: Gas Dispersed. Problems. References. 5. Absorption and Stripping. 5.1 introduction. 5.2 Countercurrent Multistage Equipment. 5.3 Countercurrent Continuous-Contact Equipment. 5.4 Thermal Effects During Absorption and Stripping. Problems. References. 6. Distillation. 6.1 introduction. 6.2 Single-Stage Operation-Flash Vaporization. 6.3 Differential Distillation. 6.4 Continuous Rectification-Binary Systems. 6.5 Mccabe-Thiele Method for Trayed Towers. 6.6 Binary Distillation in Packed Towers. 6.7 Multicomponent Distillation. 6.8 Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland Method. 6.9 Rigorous Calculation Procedures for Multicomponent Distillation. 6.10 Batch Distillation. Problems. References. 7. Liquid-Liquid Extraction. 7.1 introduction. 7.2 Liquid Equilibria. 7.3 Stagewise Liquid-Liquid Extraction. 7.4 Equipment for Liquid-Liquid Extraction. Problems. References. 8. Humidification Operations. 8.1 introduction. 8.2 Equilibrium Considerations. 8.3 Adiabatic Gas-Liquid Contact Operations. Problems. References. 9. Membranes, Solid Sorption Agents. 9.1 introduction. 9.2 Mass Transfer in Membranes. 9.3 Equilibrium in Porous Sorbents. 9.4 Mass Transfer in Fixed Beds of Sorbents. 9.5 Applications of Membrane-Seperation Processes. 9.6 Applications of Sorption Processes. Problems. References. Appendix A Binary Diffusion Coefficients. Appendix B Lennard-Jones Constants. Appendix C Maxwell-Stefan Equations. Appendix D Packed-Column Design . Appendix E Sieve-Tray Design Program. Appendix F-1 Mcabe-Thiele Liquid Feed. Appendix F-2 McCabe-Thiele Vapor Feed. Appendix G-1 Single-Stage Extraction. Appendix G-2 Multistage Crosscurrent Extraction. Appendix H Constants and Unit Conversions. Index.