Separation processes in waste minimization

This work offers an accessible discussion of current and emerging separation processes used for waste minimization, showing how the processes work on a day-to-day basis and providing troubleshooting tips for equipment that doesn't function according to design specifications. It describes the fu...

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Main Author: Long, Robert B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Marcel Dekker 1995
Series:Environmental science and pollution control 16
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Table of Contents:
  • Waste Minimization
  • Basic Principles of Separation Science
  • Types of Separation Processes Used in Waste Minimization
  • Separation of Solids
  • Settling and Flotation
  • Filtration and Drying
  • Centrifuging and Cycloning
  • Chemical Precipitation and Sedimentation
  • Membrane Processes
  • Electrostatic Precipitation and Electrochemical Processes
  • Evaporation and Crystallization
  • Distillation
  • Absorption, Stripping, and Scrubbing
  • Adsorption, Ion Exchange, and Reversible Reactions with Solids
  • Solvent Extraction, Solvent Precipitation, and Leaching