Industrial Chemical Separation : : Historical Perspective, Fundamentals, and Engineering Practice / / Timothy C. Frank, Bruce S. Holden.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Frank, Timothy C.,; Holden, Bruce S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter STEM
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XXV, 481 p.)

A fresh new treatment written by industry insiders, this work gives readers a remarkably clear view into the world of chemical separation. The authors review distillation, extraction, adsorption, crystallization, and the use of membranes – providing historical perspective, explaining key features, a...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• About the authors
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Symbols
• Part I: What It Is and Why It Matters
• Introduction
• 1 Importance and Overall Description
• 2 Scale of Operation
• 3 Part of a Valued Tradition
• 4 Addressing Universal and Changing Needs
• Bibliography
• Part II: Design Fundamentals
• Introduction
• 5 Thermodynamics: Characterizing Dynamic Equilibrium
• 6 Mass Transport: Characterizing Mass Transfer Drivers and Resistances
• Bibliography
• Part III: Engineering Practice
• Introduction
• 7 Distillation: Rectification, Stripping, and Absorption – The Workhorse Methods
• 8 Enhanced Distillation: Taking Advantage of Specific Molecular Interactions
• 9 Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Employing Molecular Interactions Alone
• 10 Adsorption-Based Processes: Adding an Active Solid Surface
• 11 Crystallization from Solution and from the Melt: Taking Advantage of Eutectic Behavior
• 12 Membrane-Based Separations: Adding a Semipermeable Barrier Between Phases
• 13 Specialized Separations
• 14 Inventive Engineering: Process Simplification, Intensification, and Hybrid Processing
• Bibliography
• Index