Separation Process

Separation Processes – An Overview

By Farhan Ahmad [e-mail]
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Course Details:
Subject Subject code Contact hours Credit hours Separation Processes

Ch.E. - 310
3+3 3+1

Evaluation Procedure:
Sessional
30 % (Quizzes + Attendance + Class participation + Assignments) 30% 40%
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Mid term
Final term

Course Outline
 Introduction to Mass Transfer Operations  Selection criteria among different separation processes  Complete design calculations for equilibrium stage processes;
    Distillation Absorption Leaching Liquid-Liquid Extraction

 Design calculations for differential contractors

 Applications of Mass Transfer Fundamentals
 Calculation of Rate of Mass Transfer: Limiting Processes  Case studies taking Environment, Manufacturing and Economic effects
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Recommended Books
Text Book  McCabe Warren L., Smith Julian C., Harriott Peter “Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering” 5th Ed. 2001. McGraw Hill Inc.

 Coulson J.M., Richardson J.F., “Chemical Engineering” Vol-II.
1. Seader, J. D., and Ernest J. Henley. “Separation Process Principles”, New York, NY.

Reference Books

2. Ernest J. Henley and Seader, J. D. “Equilibrium-Stage
Operations in Chemical Engineering”, John Wiley and Sons.

Separation

3. King, C. J. “Separation Processes” 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 4. Louis Theodore and Francesco Ricci“Mass Transfer Operations for the Practicing Engineer” John Willey and sons. 5. Fouad M. Khoury, “Multi-stage Separation Processes”, 3rd edition.

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Recommended Books
6. Perry Robert H., Green Don W. “Perry’s Chemical Engineering handbook” 8th Ed. McGraw Hill Inc. 7. Treybal, R. E. “Mass Transfer Operations”, 3rd ed. New York, NY: Reference Books McGraw-Hill. 8. Jaime Benitez, “Principles and Modern Applications of Mass Transfer

Operations.
9. RONALD W. ROUSSEAU, “ Handbook of Separation Process Technology” John Wiley and Sons.

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