Foam fractionation principles and process design

"Foam fractionation is a process in which proteins and other amphipathic species can be removed from solution by causing them to adsorb to the surface of bubbles, which are removed in the form of foam from the top of the column. This book describes the physics that underpin the process, much of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, Paul
Other Authors: Li, Xueliang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 2014
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Self-Cleaning Fish Tanks; 1.2 The Principles of Foam Fractionation; 1.3 Relationship of Foam Fractionation to Froth Flotation; 1.4 A Brief History of Process Development; 1.5 Applications of Foam Fractionation; 1.6 Removal of Contaminants in Rivers; 1.7 Structure of This Book; Nomenclature; References; 2. Adsorption of Surface-Active Species to Gas-Liquid Interfaces; 2.1 The Reduction in Gibbs Free Energy upon Adsorption; 2.2 Equilibrium between Bulk Concentration and Surface Excess
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 2.3 Diffusion-Controlled Adsorption of Molecules toGas-Liquid Surfaces2.4 Adsorption of Macromolecules; 2.5 Protein Denaturation at Gas-Liquid Interfaces; 2.6 Adsorption of Ionic Species; 2.7 Adsorption Modification Due to Liquid Advection Pasta Surface; Nomenclature; References; 3. Hydrodynamics of Pneumatic Foam; 3.1 Traditional Approaches to Foam Fractionation Modeling; 3.2 Foam Drainage; 3.3 The Hydrodynamic Theory of Pneumatic Foam; 3.4 Nonoverflowing Pneumatic Foam; 3.5 Toward a Single-Parameter Description of Bubble Size froma Size Distribution
  • 4.2 Coarsening due to Inter-Bubble Gas Diffusion4.3 Internal Bubble Coalescence; 4.4 Film Rupture on the Free Surface of the Foam; 4.5 Measurement of Foam Stability; 4.6 Gas Expansion; Nomenclature; References; 5. Hydrodynamics of Bubble Swarms; 5.1 The Bubbly Liquid Layer in Foam Fractionation; 5.2 The Terminal Velocity of an Isolated Bubble; 5.3 Hindered Settling of Particles in Slurries; 5.4 Hindered Rising of Bubbles; 5.5 Worked Example: Calculating the Nature of Foam and Bubble Layers; Nomenclature; References; 6. Modes of Operation; 6.1 Preamble; 6.2 Batch Operation
  • 6.3 Semi-Batch Operation6.4 Simple Mode Continuous Operation; 6.5 Continuous Operation with External Reflux; 6.6 Stripping Mode Foam Fractionation; 6.7 Internal Reflux; 6.8 Bubble Fractionation; Nomenclature; References; 7. Bubble Production and Foamate Recovery; 7.1 The Significance of Bubble Size; 7.2 Sparger Types; 7.3 Power Consumption of Bubble Sparging; 7.4 Other Methods of Bubble Production; 7.5 Foam Collection; 7.6 Foam Collapse; Nomenclature; References; 8. Column and Process Design; 8.1 Determination of Mode of Operation; 8.2 Column Dimensions; 8.3 Process Control
  • 3.6 Hydrodynamic Modulation Due to "Washwater" Addition3.7 Hydrodynamic Modulation Due to Bubble Disproportionation; 3.8 Start-Up Transients; 3.9 Foam Flowing through Columns of VaryingCross-Sectional Area; 3.10 Beyond the Stable Limit of Foam; 3.11 Wall Shear Stress, Rheology, and Horizontally FlowingPneumatic Foam; Nomenclature; Appendix 3A: Derivation of a Hypothesized One-ParameterDescriptor of Determining the HydrodynamicCondition; References; 4. Mechanisms of Foam Instability; 4.1 The Importance of Bubble Size to Foam FractionationPerformance