Micro-separation of fluid systems: A state-of-the-art review

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 245-264

  Kenig, Eugeny Y ^a   Su, Yuanhai ^a   Lautenschleger, Anna ^a   Chasanis, Paris ^a   Grünewald, Marcus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption; Distillation; Extraction; Micro separation; Multiple separation operations; Particle sorting

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION/DESORPTION; DOWNSTREAM UNITS; MICRO-SEPARATION; MULTIPLE SEPARATION OPERATIONS; PARTICLE SORTING; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS;

ABSORPTION; DISTILLATION; EXTRACTION; PHASE SEPARATION;

SCREENING;

EID: 84887258828     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.09.028     Document Type: Review

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