Table of Contents

CharacterizationEfficiencyCoagulation and flocculationGravity ThickeningHydrocyclonesSeparation by centrifugal sedimentationScreening; Filtration FundamentalsFilter aidsDeep bed filtrationPressure filtrationVacuum filtrationCentrifugal filtrationCounter-current washingCake washingFilter mediaFlotationSelectionMembrane SeparationHigh gradientParticle fluid interaction

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Fourth edition of a title which is respected and admired in the world of Chemical Engineering.
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About the Author

Consultant and Head of Fine Particle Software Institute. Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. Fellow of Institution of Chemical Engineers. Member of the Sub-Committee ISM/65/2 of British Standards Institution (until 1997)

Reviews

"The fourth edition covers the essential topics of in filtration very well.....it is a worthwhile update to this series and a sensible purchase for technical libraries." --Chemistry and Industry, February 2001

Reviews of third edition:"This book is a worthy successor to its predecessors and justifies the pride which Dr Svarovsky expresses in his short preface." --The Chemical Engineer, 1990

"Since the first edition was published in 1977, this book has been used as a leading reference source in separation technology." --Erdol und Kohle - Erdgas - Petrochmie verenight mit Brennstoff-Chemie