De Haan A. Process Technology. An Introduction 2ed 2022

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The book provides a general overview about process technology. It focuses on the structure and development of production processes, main technological operations and some important aspects of process economics. For the technological operations the authors emphasize operating principles, reasons for application and available industrial equipment.
Design calculations are kept to a necessary minimum and well explained.
Provides a combination of theory supplemented by even more examples and case studies.
The chemical industry
The structure of chemical and biochemical process systems
Principles of chemical reaction engineering
Chemical reactors and their industrial applications
Biochemical reaction technology
Evaporative separations
Extraction and leaching
Absorption and stripping
Adsorption and ion exchange
Solid-liquid separation
Particle removal from gases
Membrane separations
Crystallization and precipitation
Solids finishing technologies
Product technology
Development, scale-up and engineering
Hydrodynamic aspects of scale-up
Process safety