The book surveys the selection, design and operation of most of the industrially important separation processes. It discusses the underlying principles on which the processes are based and provides illustrative examples of the use of the processes in a modern context. The text features thorough treatment of newer separation processes based on membranes, adsorption, chromatography, ion exchange and chemical complexion. It also includes a review of historically important separation processes such as distillation, absorption, extraction, leaching and crystallization and considers these techniques in light of recent developments affecting them
Table of Contents:

Part I: General Principles
Phase Equilibria
Mass Transfer Principles
Phase Segregation
General Processing Considerations
Part II: Individual Separation Processes
Distillation
Absorption and Stripping
Extraction - Organic Chemicals Processing
Extraction - Metals Processing
Leaching - Metals Applications
Leaching - Organic Materials
Crystallization Operations
Adsorption
Ion Exchange
Large-Scale Chromatography
Separation Processes Based on Reversible Chemical Complexion
Bubble and Foam Separations - Ore Flotation
Bubble and Foam Separations - Waste Treatment
Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis
Recent Advances in Liquid Membrane Technology
Separation of Gaseous Mixtures Using Polymer Membranes
Membrane Processes - Dialysis and Electro dialysis
Selection of a Separation Process