Separations/Mass Transfer

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Syllabi, schedules, course notes

• Christian Brothers University: Detailed syllabus and lecture notes
• MIT Open Courseware: Separations processes syllabus, schedule, exams, assignments, and course materials
• University of Maryland Baltimore County: Separations processes syllabus, schedule, course notes, links

Textbooks

Screencasts

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 125 short screencast videos for separations and mass transfer including example problems, introduction to topics, and explanations of how to use diagrams.
• Separation Process Essentials (University of Alabama): Approximately 20 sceencast videos under Tutorials.
• Mass Transfer Operations (ChemEngGuy): 58 screencast videos
• Commons Separation Processes (ChemEngGuy): 14 hours of screencast videos
  

  Interactive Simulations

• Liquid-Liquid Ternary Separations (University of Sheffield, University of Manchester): An interactive system to learn how to use ternary phase diagrams and design liquid-liquid extraction systems
• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 60 interactive simulations that can be run with a free CDF player plug-in.

    

Interactive self-study modules

• Self-study modules (University of Colorado Boulder): 16 modules that include introductory screencasts (with questions), ConcepTests, interactive simulations, quiz simulations, list of equations and important points, example problem screencasts, and a summary.

ConcepTests

Multiple-choice conceptual questions for use in class with student response systems (clickers)

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 200 separations/mass transfer ConcepTests. Contact LearnChemE@gmail.com to obtain access.
• AIChE Concept Warehouse (Tufts University)
  

Software

• VLE Calc: Interactive modules that generate phase diagrams for 1, 2, or 3 components.
• CheSheets: Downloadable spreadsheets for vapor-liquid equilibrium and distillation.
• Excel Template for Ternary Phase Diagram
• Nonlinear Model Library: Process models in MATLAB or APMonitor
• Distillation column model

Useful Links

• Distillation: An introduction.
• APV Handbook on distillation: Industrial perspective on distillation.
• Wikipedia Separation Processes (with links to the individual process types)
• SeparationProcesses.com: Extensive information on distillation, gas absorption, solvent extraction, humidification, adsorption, membrane separations, and more.
• Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering (University of Michigan): Chemical Separations / Mechanical Separations
• National Academies Report on Separation Needs for the 21st Century
• AIChE Separations Division
• Extraction processes       Chemical adsorption       Adsorption       flash process      multi-stage flash
• NIST Webbook:
  
  • Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems: Resource for calculating P-V-T behavior and physical properties of common inorganic and organic compounds
  • Chemistry Webbook: Properties of 10,000's of compounds.
• ScienceDirect links:
  • Distillation
  • Membrane Contactors
  • The Encyclopedia of Separation Science