Intensification of Liquid–Liquid Processes

Explores and reviews novel techniques for intensifying transport and reaction in liquid-liquid and related systems.

Laurence R. Weatherley (Author)

9781108421010, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 April 2020

376 pages, 259 b/w illus.
25.3 x 17.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.88 kg

Explore and review novel techniques for intensifying transport and reaction in liquid-liquid and related systems with this essential toolkit. Topics include discussion of the principles of process intensification, the nexus between process intensification and sustainable engineering, and the fundamentals of liquid-liquid contacting, from an expert with over forty-five years' experience in the field. Providing promising directions for investment and for new research in process intensification, in addition to a unique review of the fundamentals of the topic, this book is the perfect guide for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, developers, and research staff in chemical engineering and biochemical engineering.

1. Introduction
2. Droplets and dispersions
3. Mass transfer
4. Membrane and emulsion based intensifications
5. High gravity fields
6. Electrically driven intensification of liquid-liquid processes
7. Intensification of liquid-liquid coalescence
8. Ionic liquid solvents and intensification
9. Liquid-liquid phase transfer catalysis.

Subject Areas: Chemical engineering [TDCB]