Separation Processes

  1. Filtration and Solid-Fluid Separation
    1. Filtration Fundamentals
      1. Particle Removal Mechanisms
        1. Straining
          1. Interception
            1. Impaction
              1. Diffusion
                1. Electrostatic Attraction
                2. Filtration Cycle
                  1. Filtration Period
                    1. Washing Period
                      1. Dewatering Period
                    2. Filtration Theory
                      1. Darcy's Law
                        1. Cake Filtration Theory
                          1. Cake Formation
                            1. Cake Resistance
                              1. Specific Cake Resistance
                              2. Filter Medium Resistance
                                1. Compressible Cakes
                                  1. Compressibility Index
                                    1. Pressure Effects
                                    2. Incompressible Cakes
                                      1. Constant Pressure Filtration
                                        1. Constant Rate Filtration
                                        2. Types of Filtration
                                          1. Cake Filtration
                                            1. Surface Filtration
                                              1. Cake Build-Up
                                              2. Depth Filtration
                                                1. Deep Bed Filtration
                                                  1. Filtration Media
                                                  2. Cross-Flow Filtration
                                                    1. Tangential Flow
                                                      1. Shear Effects
                                                    2. Filtration Equipment
                                                      1. Plate-and-Frame Filter Press
                                                        1. Construction and Operation
                                                        2. Rotary Drum Filter
                                                          1. Continuous Operation
                                                            1. Vacuum Application
                                                            2. Belt Filters
                                                              1. Horizontal Belt Filters
                                                                1. Inclined Belt Filters
                                                                2. Centrifugal Filters
                                                                  1. Basket Centrifuges
                                                                    1. Pusher Centrifuges
                                                                      1. Peeler Centrifuges
                                                                      2. Cartridge Filters
                                                                        1. Bag Filters
                                                                        2. Sedimentation
                                                                          1. Gravity Settling
                                                                            1. Stokes' Law
                                                                              1. Terminal Velocity
                                                                                1. Hindered Settling
                                                                                2. Thickeners
                                                                                  1. Design Principles
                                                                                    1. Underflow and Overflow
                                                                                      1. Rake Mechanisms
                                                                                      2. Clarifiers
                                                                                        1. Circular Clarifiers
                                                                                          1. Rectangular Clarifiers
                                                                                        2. Centrifugation
                                                                                          1. Centrifugal Force
                                                                                            1. Types of Centrifuges
                                                                                              1. Tubular Centrifuges
                                                                                                1. Disc Stack Centrifuges
                                                                                                  1. Decanter Centrifuges
                                                                                                  2. Separation Principles
                                                                                                    1. Particle Size Effects
                                                                                                      1. Density Differences
                                                                                                      2. Applications
                                                                                                        1. Liquid-Liquid Separation
                                                                                                          1. Solid-Liquid Separation
                                                                                                        2. Cyclone Separators
                                                                                                          1. Gas-Solid Separation
                                                                                                            1. Cyclone Design
                                                                                                              1. Cut Size
                                                                                                                1. Collection Efficiency
                                                                                                                2. Hydrocyclones
                                                                                                                  1. Liquid-Solid Separation
                                                                                                                    1. Classification Applications
                                                                                                                  2. Flotation
                                                                                                                    1. Principles of Flotation
                                                                                                                      1. Dissolved Air Flotation
                                                                                                                        1. Induced Air Flotation
                                                                                                                          1. Applications in Water Treatment

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