Coulson and Richardson's Chemical Engineering, Volume 2, Fourth Edition: Particle Technology and Separation Processes

by J.M. Coulson, J.R. Backhurst, J.F. Richardson

The new subtitle of Volume 2, reflects both the emphasis of the new edition and the importance of these topics in chemical engineering. It contains new chapters on, 'Adsorption', 'ion exchange', 'Chromatographic separations' and 'Membrane separations'. This volume is concerned with the physical nature of the processes that take place in industrial units, and in particular, with the factors that influence the rate of transfer of material. Particle technology which relates to the basic properties of systems of particles and their preparation by comminution, is covered in Chapters 1 and 2. Subsequent chapters deal with the interaction between fluids and particles under varying conditions. Fluid-solids separation processes are discussed in the chapters on, 'Sedimentation', 'Filtration', 'Gas Cleaning' and 'Centrifugal Separations'. The chapters on Leaching, Drying and Crystallisation are concerned with the mass transfer from solids; and Distillation, Gas Absorption and Liquid-Liquid Extraction on mass transfer in fluids. This volume, along with the rest of the series, will continue to be a valuable text, both for those teaching and studying chemical engineering and for scientists and engineers in industry.

Genres: Engineering, Textbooks, Science

2 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Anum · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far I have only studied the book's the Mass Transfer/Separation Processes Chapters. It is a good book as a reference for studying mass transfer operations, much better than McCabe-Smith's Unit Operations of Chemcial Engineering in some respects. The concepts are explained in a better way, I think and the chapter division is also more helpful than the later. Its problems and examples are also more helpful for self-study as compared to McCabe-Smith's book.