Abstract: About the Authors. Preface to the Second Edition. Nomenclature. Dimensions and Units. PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS. Chapter 1. Separation Processes. Chapter 2. Thermodynamics of Separation Operations. Chapter 3. Mass Transfer and Diffusion. Chapter 4. Single Equilibrium Stages and Flash Calculations. Chapter 5. Cascades and Hybrid Systems. PART TWO: SEPARATIONS BY PHASE ADDITION OR CREATION. Chapter 6. Absorption and Stripping of Dilute Mixtures. Chapter 7. Distillation of Binary Mixtures. Chapter 8. Liquid-Liquid Extraction with Ternary Systems. Chapter 9. Approximate Methods for Multicomponent, Multistage Separations. Chapter 10. Equilibrium-Based Methods for Multicomponent Absorption, Stripping, Distillation, and Extraction. Chapter 11. Enhanced Distillation and Supercritical Extraction. Chapter 12. Rate-Based Models for Distillation. Chapter 13. Batch Distillation. PART THREE: SEPARATIONS BY BARRIERS AND SOLID AGENTS. Chapter 14. Membrane Separations. Chapter 15. Adsorption, Ion Exchange, and Chromatography. PART FOUR: SEPARATIONS THAT INVOLVE A SOLID PHASE. Chapter 16. Leaching and Washing. Chapter 17. Crystallization, Desublimation, and Evaporation. Chapter 18. Drying of Solids. Index.