Separation Processes

  1. Mass Transfer Fundamentals
    1. Molecular Diffusion
      1. Fick's First Law
        1. Fick's Second Law
          1. Diffusion Coefficients
            1. Estimation Methods
              1. Temperature and Pressure Effects
              2. Diffusion in Gases
                1. Binary Gas Diffusion
                  1. Multicomponent Gas Diffusion
                  2. Diffusion in Liquids
                    1. Stokes-Einstein Equation
                      1. Wilke-Chang Correlation
                      2. Diffusion in Solids
                        1. Pore Diffusion
                          1. Surface Diffusion
                            1. Knudsen Diffusion
                          2. Convective Mass Transfer
                            1. Bulk Flow and Interphase Transfer
                              1. Film Theory
                                1. Boundary Layer Concepts
                                  1. Turbulent Mass Transfer
                                  2. Mass Transfer Coefficients
                                    1. Local Mass Transfer Coefficients
                                      1. Overall Mass Transfer Coefficients
                                        1. Relationship Between Coefficients
                                          1. Dimensionless Numbers
                                            1. Sherwood Number
                                              1. Reynolds Number
                                                1. Schmidt Number
                                                  1. Peclet Number
                                                2. Theories of Mass Transfer
                                                  1. Film Theory
                                                    1. Two-Film Theory
                                                      1. Assumptions and Limitations
                                                      2. Penetration Theory
                                                        1. Higbie Model
                                                        2. Surface Renewal Theory
                                                          1. Danckwerts Model
                                                            1. Comparison with Other Theories
                                                            2. Boundary Layer Theory
                                                            3. Interphase Mass Transfer
                                                              1. Gas-Liquid Systems
                                                                1. Interface Phenomena
                                                                  1. Enhancement Factors
                                                                  2. Liquid-Liquid Systems
                                                                    1. Drop Formation and Coalescence
                                                                      1. Interfacial Area
                                                                      2. Solid-Fluid Systems
                                                                        1. External Mass Transfer
                                                                          1. Internal Diffusion
                                                                        2. Mass Transfer with Chemical Reaction
                                                                          1. Reaction in Bulk Phase
                                                                            1. Reaction at Interface
                                                                              1. Enhancement Factor
                                                                                1. Hatta Number
                                                                                2. Concept of Mass Transfer Units
                                                                                  1. Number of Transfer Units
                                                                                    1. Height of a Transfer Unit
                                                                                      1. Application in Column Design
                                                                                        1. HTU-NTU Method

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