本书介绍了化学工程中常用的几类单元操作中的一些基本概念、原理和工艺流程，包括精馏、蒸发、结晶、干燥和吸附等相关内容，并介绍了目前应用越来越广泛的膜分离新技术的主要特点和原理，最后简单介绍了化工产品开发、设计的工艺特点。
　　本书可作为化学工程专业的本科生教材，也可供从事化学工程科学研究的科研工作者和技术人员参考。

0　Introduction to Chemical Engineering
1　Distillation
　1.1　Introduction
　1.2　Vapottr-liquid Equilibrium
　1.3　Methods of Distillatiorr-Two Component Mixtures
　1.4　The Fractionafing Column
　1.5　Conditions for Varying Overflow in Non-ideal Binary Systems
　1.6　Batch Distillation
　1.7　Mulficomponem Mixtures
2　 Evaporation
　2.1　Introduction
　2.2　Heat Transfer in Evaporators
　2.3　Single-effect Evaporators
　2.4　Multiple-effect Evaporators
　2.5　Improved Ffficiency in Evaporation
　2.6　Evaporator Operation
　2.7　Equipment for Evaporation
3　Crystallization
　3.1　Introduction
　3.2　Crystallluttion Fundamentals
　3.3　Crystallization from Solutions
　3.4　Fractional Crystallization
　3.5　Freeze Crystallization
　3.6　High Pressure Crystallization
4　Drying
　4.1　Introduction
　4 2　General Principles
　4.3　Rate of Drying
　4.4　The Mechanism of Moisture Movement during Drying
　4.5　Drying Equipment
　4.6　Specialised Drying Methods
5　Adsorption
　5.1　Introduction
　5.2　The Nature of Adsorbents
　5.3　Adsorption Equilibria
　5.4　Adsorption from Liquids
　5.5　Structure of Adsorbents
　5.6　Kinetic Effects
　5.7　Adsorption Equipment
　5.8　Regeneration of Spent Adsorbent
6　Membrane Separation Processes
　6.1　Introduction
　6.2　Classification of Membrane Processes
　6.3　The Nature of Synthetic Membranes
　6.4　General Membrane Equation
　6.5　Cross-flow Mierofiltrafion
　6.6　Ultrafihration
　6.7　Reverse Osmosis
　……
7　Product Design and Process
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