Principles of Adsorption and Adsorption Processes

DOUGLAS M. RUTHVEN, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Maine. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he is the author or coauthor of three books on adsorption and adsorption separation processes.

• List of Symbols. Microporous Adsorbents. Physical Adsorption and the Characterization of PorousAdsorbents. Thermodynamics of Adsorption. Correlation, Analysis, and Prediction of AdsorptionEquilibria. Diffusion in Porous Media. Kinetics of Sorption in Batch Systems. Flow Through Packed Beds. Dynamics of Adsorption Columns: Single-Transition Systems. Dynamics of Adsorption Columns: Multiple Transition Systems. Chromatographic Separation Processes. Adsorption Separation Processes: I. Cyclic Batch Systems. Adsorption Separation Processes: II. Continous Counter Current Systems. Appendixes. Index.