Contents:

1. Fundamentals of Mass Transfer. 1.1 introduction. 1.2 Molecular Mass Transfer. 1.3 The Diffusion Coefficient. 1.4 Steady-State Molecular Diffusion in Fluids. 1.5 Steady-State Diffusion in Solids. 1.6 Diffusion with Homogeneous Reaction. 1.7 Analogies Molecular Transfer Phenomena. Problems. References. 2. Convective Mass Transfer. 2.1 introduction. 2.2 Mass-Transfer Coefficients. 2.3 Dimensional Analysis. 2.4 Flow Past Flat Plate; Boundary Layer. 2.5 Mass- and Heat-Transfer Analogies. 2.6 Convective Mass-Transfer Correlations. 2.7 Multicomponent Mass-Transfer Coefficients. Problems. References. 3. interphase Mass Transfer. 3.1 introduction. 3.2 Equilibrium. 3.3 Diffusion Between Phases. 3.4 Material Balances. 3.5 Equilibrium-Stage Operations. Problems. References. 4. Equipment for Gas-Liquid Mass-Transfer Operations. 4.1 introduction. 4.2 Gas-Liquid Operations: Liquid Dispersed. 4.3 Gas-Liquid Operations: Gas Dispersed. Problems. References. 5. Absorption and Stripping. 5.1 introduction. 5.2 Countercurrent Multistage Equipment. 5.3 Countercurrent Continuous-Contact Equipment. 5.4 Thermal Effects During Absorption and Stripping. Problems. References. 6. Distillation. 6.1 introduction. 6.2 Single-Stage Operation-Flash Vaporization. 6.3 Differential Distillation. 6.4 Continuous Rectification-Binary Systems. 6.5 Mccabe-Thiele Method for Trayed Towers. 6.6 Binary Distillation in Packed Towers. 6.7 Multicomponent Distillation. 6.8 Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland Method. 6.9 Rigorous Calculation Procedures for Multicomponent Distillation. 6.10 Batch Distillation. Problems. References. 7. Liquid-Liquid Extraction. 7.1 introduction. 7.2 Liquid Equilibria. 7.3 Stagewise Liquid-Liquid Extraction. 7.4 Equipment for Liquid-Liquid Extraction. Problems. References. 8. Humidification Operations. 8.1 introduction. 8.2 Equilibrium Considerations. 8.3 Adiabatic Gas-Liquid Contact Operations. Problems. References. 9. Membranes, Solid Sorption Agents. 9.1 introduction. 9.2 Mass Transfer in Membranes. 9.3 Equilibrium in Porous Sorbents. 9.4 Mass Transfer in Fixed Beds of Sorbents. 9.5 Applications of Membrane Processes. 9.6 Applications of Sorption Processes. Problems. References. Appendix A Binary Diffusion Coefficients. Appendix B Lennard-Jones Constants. Appendix C Solution of Maxwell-Stefan Equations. Appendix D Packed-Column Design Program. Appendix E Sieve-Tray Design Program. Appendix F-1 Mccabe-Thiele Liquid Feed. Appendix F-2 Mccabe-Thiele Vapor Feed. Appendix G-1 Single-Stage Extraction. Appendix G-2 Multistage Extraction. Appendix H Constants and Unit Conversions

Author

Jaime BenÍTez, PhD, has been teaching mass transfer operations to chemical engineers for some thirty-two years. Dr. Benítez is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.