Chemical Process Principles

  1. Material Balances on Non-Reactive Systems
    1. The General Balance Equation
      1. Input Terms
        1. Generation Terms
          1. Output Terms
            1. Consumption Terms
              1. Accumulation Terms
                1. Application to Material Balances
                  1. Steady-State Processes
                    1. Unsteady-State Processes
                      1. Batch Processes
                        1. Semi-Batch Processes
                          1. Continuous Processes
                          2. Material Balance Fundamentals
                            1. System Definition and Boundaries
                              1. Open Systems
                                1. Closed Systems
                                  1. Isolated Systems
                                  2. Process Classification
                                    1. Steady-State vs Transient
                                      1. Batch vs Continuous
                                      2. Balances on Continuous Steady-State Processes
                                        1. Setting Up Balance Equations
                                          1. Solving Linear Systems
                                            1. Matrix Methods for Large Systems
                                            2. Degrees of Freedom Analysis
                                              1. Definition and Importance
                                                1. Counting Variables and Equations
                                                  1. Independent Equations
                                                    1. Procedure for Analysis
                                                      1. Troubleshooting Underdetermined Systems
                                                        1. Troubleshooting Overdetermined Systems
                                                      2. Balances on Single Unit Operations
                                                        1. Mixing and Blending
                                                          1. Mass Balances for Mixers
                                                            1. Component Balances
                                                              1. Calculating Outlet Compositions
                                                              2. Separation Processes
                                                                1. Evaporation
                                                                  1. Single-Effect Evaporation
                                                                    1. Multiple-Effect Evaporation
                                                                      1. Steam Economy
                                                                      2. Distillation
                                                                        1. Binary Distillation
                                                                          1. Multicomponent Distillation
                                                                            1. Reflux Ratio Effects
                                                                            2. Absorption and Stripping
                                                                              1. Gas-Liquid Contacting
                                                                                1. Solvent Selection
                                                                                2. Extraction
                                                                                  1. Liquid-Liquid Extraction
                                                                                    1. Solid-Liquid Extraction
                                                                                  2. Crystallization
                                                                                    1. Solubility and Supersaturation
                                                                                      1. Crystal Yield Calculations
                                                                                      2. Drying Operations
                                                                                        1. Moisture Content Definitions
                                                                                          1. Drying Calculations
                                                                                        2. Balances on Multiple-Unit Processes
                                                                                          1. Sequential Unit Operations
                                                                                            1. Linking Unit Balances
                                                                                              1. Intermediate Stream Calculations
                                                                                                1. Information Flow Analysis
                                                                                                2. Systematic Analysis of Flowsheets
                                                                                                  1. Identifying Subsystems
                                                                                                    1. Overall Balances
                                                                                                      1. Individual Unit Balances
                                                                                                        1. Solution Strategy Selection
                                                                                                      2. Recycle, Bypass, and Purge Streams
                                                                                                        1. Recycle Loops
                                                                                                          1. Purpose and Applications
                                                                                                            1. Fresh Feed vs Total Feed
                                                                                                              1. Calculating Recycle Ratios
                                                                                                                1. Single-Pass vs Overall Conversion
                                                                                                                2. Bypass Streams
                                                                                                                  1. Purpose and Applications
                                                                                                                    1. Calculating Bypass Fractions
                                                                                                                      1. Temperature and Composition Control
                                                                                                                      2. Purge Streams
                                                                                                                        1. Accumulation of Inerts
                                                                                                                          1. Impurity Control
                                                                                                                            1. Determining Purge Requirements
                                                                                                                              1. Economic Optimization
                                                                                                                              2. Overall vs Single-Pass Conversion
                                                                                                                                1. Definitions and Relationships
                                                                                                                                  1. Calculations and Comparisons
                                                                                                                                    1. Process Economics Considerations

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