Separation of molecules, macromolecules and particles : principles, phenomena and processes /

Providing chemical engineering undergraduate and graduate students with a basic understanding of how separation of a mixture of molecules, macromolecules or particles is achieved, this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the engineering science of separation. Students learn how to apply thei...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sirkar, Kamalesh K., 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Cambridge series in chemical engineering.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Description of separation in a closed system; 3. Description of separation in open separators; 4. Physicochemical basis for separation; 5. Separation in a closed vessel; 6. Effect of chemical reaction on separation; 7. Open separators: bulk flow parallel to force and continuous stirred tank separators; 8. Separation in bulk flow of feed-containing phase perpendicular to the direction of the force; 9. Bulk flow of two phases/regions perpendicular to the direction(s) of the force(s); 10. Cascades; 11. Energy required for separation; 12. Common separation sequences.