Extraction, Absorption and

King, 1971 Naphtali and Sandholm, 1971 Newman, 1963 and Tomich, 1970). Moreover the choice of appropriate computation procedures for distillation, absorption, and extraction is highly dependent on the system being separated, the conditions of separation, and the specifications to be satisfied (Friday and Smith, 1964 Seppala and Luus, 1972). The thermodynamic methods presented in Chapters 3, 4, and 5, particularly when combined to... 

FIG. 14-5 Nnmher of overall gas-phase mass-transfer units in a packed absorption tower for constant mGf /LM solution of Eq. (14-23). (From Sherwood and Pigford, Absorption and Extraction, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1952. )... 

FIG. 14-61 Liq uid distribution in a 6-in column packed with 1/4-in broken-stone packing. Increments of radius represent equal-annual-area segments of tower cross section. Central-point inlet. Water rate = 500 lb/(b-fr). Air rate = 810 lb/(b-ft ). To convert pounds per bour-square foot to kilograms per second-square meter, multiply by 0.00L356 to convert inches to centimeters, multiply by 2.54. (Data from Baker, Chilton, and Vernon, in Shetxuood and Pigford, Absorption and Extraction, 2d ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1952. )... 

A comparison of experimental data for carbon dioxide absorption obtained oy Hatta anci Katori (op. cit.), Grimley [Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng., 23, 228 (1945)], and Vyazov [Zh. Tekh. Fiz. (U.S.S.R.), 10, 1519 (1940)] and for absorption or oxygen and hydrogen by Hodgson (S. M. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949), Henley (B.S. thesis. University of Delaware, 1949), Miller (B.S. thesis. University of Delaware, 1949), and Richards (B.S. thesis. University of Delaware, 1950) was made by Shei wood and Pigford (Absorption and Extraction, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1952) and is indicated in Fig. 14-78. 

Sherwood, T. K., Absorption and Extraction, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc, New York (1937). 

Data on heats of solution of ammonia taken from International Critical Tables Vol. V, pg. 213 [35] by Sherwood and Pigford Absorption and Extraction, pg. 161, 2nd Ed., McGraw Hill Book Co., Inc.) Ref. 63. ... 

Miyauchi and Vermeulen (M7, M8) have presented a mathematical analysis of the effect upon equipment performance of axial mixing in two-phase continuous flow operations, such as absorption and extraction. Their solutions are based, in one case, upon a simplified diffusion model that assumes a mean axial dispersion coefficient and a mean flow velocity for... 

Separation processes are based on some difference in the properties of the substances to be separated and may operate kinetically, as in settling and centrifugation, or by establishing an equilibrium, as in absorption and extraction. Typical separation processes are shown in Table 6.1. Better separations follow from higher selectivity or higher rates of transport or transformation. The economics of separation hinges on the required purity of the separated substance or on the extent to which an unwanted impurity must be removed (Figure 6.13). 

This chapter covers the design of separating columns. Though the emphasis is on distillation processes, the basic construction features, and many of the design methods, also apply to other multistage processes such as stripping, absorption and extraction. 

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