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TnaspwtmewmalainLlqold- GSLaddhaandTE and transfer units Drop dynamtcs are then considered and used
Degaleesan for predtctton of mass transfer coeffictents The next seven
chapters are devoted to the selection of eqmpment and design
BtJbhshed by Tata McGraw-Hd Pubhshutg Co Ltd. New Delhi, methods for specific types of contractors The book ends wrth a
1977,pp 487+xu1 Prlce f360 bnef chapter on extraction with chemgcal reacuon
Constderutg overall balance. the authors concentrate thetr
It must be comparattvely rare to find a textbook on a techmcal attention on equipment, givbtg comparattvely sqant attentton to
sUbJeCt pubhshed m Indta tilhug a real need m the mdustrtahsed current apphcattons or process destgn Thetr approach is sound
West Yet this IS the case here Whde recent years have seen a and generally up-to-date, although the btbhograpbtes with each
steady Increase In the use of hqutd extractton, remarkably few chapter tnclude few references post-1970 A particularly valuable
books on the subject have appeared The standard text for over feature IS the mcluston of worked examples and extenstve data ut
two decades has been Treybal’s “Llqutd Extractton” Whde an the equipment destgn chapters
aduurable book, the latest edttton of this was pubhshed m 1%3 Whde one could cntlclse the book in some detaded respects-
and IS no longer m pnnt, thus leavmg the user to rely either on there are places where tbe authors have been somewhat un-
ongutal papers or the hmtted coverage to be found m more selective In what has been Included-It would he ungenerous to
general textbooks The appearance of a new and comprehenstve do other tban congratulate them on a most welcome addtuon to
text amung to cover all aspects of hquid extractton of concern to the extraction literature, one which promises to prove of real
the chemical engtneer IS therefore a welcome event value to both students and practiioners abke The standard of
The authors develop tbetr subject m a logmat and systematic productton IS margutally below normal European standards but
manner. startrng wtth a constderatton of eqtuhbna m hqmd-hqutd so 1s the prtce and the book can be recommended as outstandmg
systems and fundamentals of utterphase mass transfer Thrs value
leads Into design calculations based on both equthbrtum stages C HANSON