Surfactant-Based Separations: Science and Technology

Because they are biodegradable and work well in low energy separations, surfactants are an active area of interest in separations science. This book covers surfactant-based separations for the chemical and biochemical process industries and analytical chemistry. It includes discussion of widely used processes and novel techniques, such as, surfactant-enhanced ultrafiltration, ground water and soil remediation, surfactant absorption and flotation processes, extraction processes, recycling of paper and plastics using surfactant, and analytical separations using surfactants.

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From an April 1998 symposium in Dallas, Texas, 23 papers examine an approach to separation that is promising because the techniques can use a biodegradable and nontoxic agent, often have low energy requirements, and are often capable of treating easily degraded materials such as biochemicals. They cover surfactant-enhanced soil remediation, membrane-based separations, separations based on adsorption and flotation, and extraction and deinking processes. Specific topics include separating volatile organic compounds from surfactant solutions by pervaporation, black copolymer micelles for water remediation, removing particulates from oxygen systems using surfactant-enhanced fluorinated solvents, and deinking papers printed with water-based inks. Distributed by Oxford University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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