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Adsorption is of considerable industrial importance and is a major part of many different processes throughout the chemical and process industries, including many reactions - chemical and bio-chemical, purification and filtration, gas and liquid processing and catalysis. Adsorption is a complex process and this makes the correct design and implementation of its operation all the more critical. The aim of this book is to provide all those involved in designing and running adsorption processes with a straightforward guide to the essentials of adsorption technology and design. It will therefore be an important addition to the bookshelves of both student and professional chemical, plant and process engineers in industries as varied as the petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food processing fields. Adsorption is of considerable industrial importance and is a major part of many different processes throughout the chemical and process industries, including many reactions - chemical and bio-chemical, purification and filtration, gas and liquid processing and catalysis. Adsorption is a complex process and this makes the correct design and implementation of its operation all the more critical. The aim of this book is to provide all those involved in designing and running adsorption processes with a straightforward guide to the essentials of adsorption technology and design. It will therefore be an important addition to the bookshelves of both student and professional chemical, plant and process engineers in industries as varied as the petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food processing fields. This book is practically based - other books are research level monographs This is about the basic design and implementation of an important industrial process Written as a straightforward and concise guide
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Adsorption Technology and Design by W. J. Thomas, Barry Crittenden • ISBN: 0750619597 • Pub. Date: April 1998 • Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books Foreword When asked about the most important technology for the Process Industries, most people might offer 'reaction'. If one considers where value is really added, it is more probably in the separation and purification of the products. It is therefore a great pleasure to find that Professors Crittenden and Thomas have made a major contribution to this with their new book. My career has been spent in the Industrial Gases industry where cost-effectiveness of separation processes is the main way of creating competitive advantage. In the last few years, adsorption technology has become increasingly important in market development and market share. It has allowed on-site gas generation, with considerable price reduction, where previously we would have supplied liquefied gases. This increased commercialization of the technology stimulates further research into both the adsorbates and their applications, the virtuous circle. In Adsorption Technology and Design, we find a carefully crafted blend of theory, practice and example. The reader who seeks only an overview is as well served as the experienced practitioners seeking to broaden their knowledge. Chapters 1 and 2 are an introduction that allows the nonpractitioner to gain some understanding of the history and technology. Chapters 3 and 4 deal with the theory of adsorption equilibria and adsorption kinetics respectively. These well-structured chapters define the basic science of the subject and provide the essential grounding necessary to allow applications development. Chapters 5 and 6 are a comprehensive description of processes and cycles and their design procedures. Here the practitioner may gain experience or inspiration to innovate. These chapters are suitable reading for both the novice and the expert. Chapter 7 is the consolidation of the book. Here we see how theory is put int