Physical/mechanical separation

Mechanical-physical separations. These involve separation of solids, liquids, or gases by mechanical means, such as filtration, settling, and size reduction, which are often classified as separate unit operations. 

INTRODUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MECHANICAL-PHYSICAL SEPARATION PROCESSES... 

These mechanical-physical separation processes are considered under the following classifications. 

This part, on applications, covers the following unit operations 8. Evaporation 9. Drying of Process Materials 10. Stage and Continuous Gas-Liquid Separation Processes (humidification, absorption) 11. Vapor-Liquid Separation Processes (distillation) 12. Liquid—Liquid and Fluid-Solid Separation Processes (adsorption, ion exchange, extraction, leaching, crystallization) 13. Membrane Separation Processes (dialysis, gas separation, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration) 14. Mechanical-Physical Separation Processes (filtration, settling, centrifugal separation, mechanical size reduction). 

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