8 Enhanced Distillation: Taking Advantage of Specific Molecular Interactions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. About the authors IX
3. Acknowledgments XI
4. Preface XIII
5. Contents XV
6. List of Symbols XXI
7. Part I: What It Is and Why It Matters
8. Introduction 3
9. 1 Importance and Overall Description 5
10. 2 Scale of Operation 18
11. 3 Part of a Valued Tradition 23
12. 4 Addressing Universal and Changing Needs 52
13. Bibliography 60
14. Part II: Design Fundamentals
15. Introduction 65
16. 5 Thermodynamics: Characterizing Dynamic Equilibrium 69
17. 6 Mass Transport: Characterizing Mass Transfer Drivers and Resistances 126
18. Bibliography 198
19. Part III: Engineering Practice
20. Introduction 203
21. 7 Distillation: Rectification, Stripping, and Absorption – The Workhorse Methods 205
22. 8 Enhanced Distillation: Taking Advantage of Specific Molecular Interactions 338
23. 9 Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Employing Molecular Interactions Alone 354
24. 10 Adsorption-Based Processes: Adding an Active Solid Surface 358
25. 11 Crystallization from Solution and from the Melt: Taking Advantage of Eutectic Behavior 403
26. 12 Membrane-Based Separations: Adding a Semipermeable Barrier Between Phases 435
27. 13 Specialized Separations 447
28. 14 Inventive Engineering: Process Simplification, Intensification, and Hybrid Processing 458
29. Bibliography 471
30. Index 477