Solvent recovery handbook
By: Ian M. Smallwood
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Science; CRC Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9781405123297
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Solvents; Recycling; Chemical & Biochemical
Description: This work sets out the physical properties of the 50 most commonly used solvents, along with information on their behaviour during and after use, health and fire hazards, and recovery processes including practical aspects of the design and operation of batch stills.
Notes: Previous ed.: New York : Mcgraw-Hill, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Solvent Recovery Handbook; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Removal of solvents from the gas phase; Chapter 3 Separation of solvents from water; Chapter 4 Equipment for separation by fractional distillation; Chapter 5 Separation of solvents from residues; Chapter 6 Separation of solvents; Chapter 7 Drying solvents; Chapter 8 Used solvent disposal; Chapter 9 Good operating procedure; Chapter 10 Choice of solvent with recovery in mind; Chapter 11 Improving batch still operation; Chapter 12 Extractive distillation; Chapter 13 Significance of solvent properties