Foam fractionation : principles and process design /: principles and process design. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Stevenson and Xueliang Li.
• Other Names: Stevenson, Paul, 1973-; (Chemical engineer), Li, Xueliang
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Self-Cleaning Fish Tanks; 1.2 The Principles of Foam Fractionation; 1.3 Relationship of Foam Fractionation to Froth Flotation; 1.4 A Brief History of Process Development; 1.5 Applications of Foam Fractionation; 1.6 Removal of Contaminants in Rivers; 1.7 Structure of This Book; Nomenclature; References; 2. Adsorption of Surface-Active Species to Gas-Liquid Interfaces; 2.1 The Reduction in Gibbs Free Energy upon Adsorption; 2.2 Equilibrium between Bulk Concentration and Surface Excess. 2.3 Diffusion-Controlled Adsorption of Molecules toGas-Liquid Surfaces2.4 Adsorption of Macromolecules; 2.5 Protein Denaturation at Gas-Liquid Interfaces; 2.6 Adsorption of Ionic Species; 2.7 Adsorption Modification Due to Liquid Advection Pasta Surface; Nomenclature; References; 3. Hydrodynamics of Pneumatic Foam; 3.1 Traditional Approaches to Foam Fractionation Modeling; 3.2 Foam Drainage; 3.3 The Hydrodynamic Theory of Pneumatic Foam; 3.4 Nonoverflowing Pneumatic Foam; 3.5 Toward a Single-Parameter Description of Bubble Size froma Size Distribution. 3.6 Hydrodynamic Modulation Due to "Washwater" Addition3.7 Hydrodynamic Modulation Due to Bubble Disproportionation; 3.8 Start-Up Transients; 3.9 Foam Flowing through Columns of VaryingCross-Sectional Area; 3.10 Beyond the Stable Limit of Foam; 3.11 Wall Shear Stress, Rheology, and Horizontally FlowingPneumatic Foam; Nomenclature; Appendix 3A: Derivation of a Hypothesized One-ParameterDescriptor of Determining the HydrodynamicCondition; References; 4. Mechanisms of Foam Instability; 4.1 The Importance of Bubble Size to Foam FractionationPerformance. 4.2 Coarsening due to Inter-Bubble Gas Diffusion4.3 Internal Bubble Coalescence; 4.4 Film Rupture on the Free Surface of the Foam; 4.5 Measurement of Foam Stability; 4.6 Gas Expansion; Nomenclature; References; 5. Hydrodynamics of Bubble Swarms; 5.1 The Bubbly Liquid Layer in Foam Fractionation; 5.2 The Terminal Velocity of an Isolated Bubble; 5.3 Hindered Settling of Particles in Slurries; 5.4 Hindered Rising of Bubbles; 5.5 Worked Example: Calculating the Nature of Foam andBubble Layers; Nomenclature; References; 6. Modes of Operation; 6.1 Preamble; 6.2 Batch Operation. 6.3 Semi-Batch Operation6.4 Simple Mode Continuous Operation; 6.5 Continuous Operation with External Reflux; 6.6 Stripping Mode Foam Fractionation; 6.7 Internal Reflux; 6.8 Bubble Fractionation; Nomenclature; References; 7. Bubble Production and Foamate Recovery; 7.1 The Significance of Bubble Size; 7.2 Sparger Types; 7.3 Power Consumption of Bubble Sparging; 7.4 Other Methods of Bubble Production; 7.5 Foam Collection; 7.6 Foam Collapse; Nomenclature; References; 8. Column and Process Design; 8.1 Determination of Mode of Operation; 8.2 Column Dimensions; 8.3 Process Control.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (204 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 660/.2842; Foam fractionation; Foam -- Industrial applications; Foam -- Industrial applications; Foam fractionation; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Industrial & Technical; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical; Foam fractionation; Foam -- Industrial applications; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466558526; 1466558520; 1466558512; 9781466558519
• Related ISBNs: 9781466558519
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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