Filters and Filtration Handbook [Hardcover]

Filters are used in most industries, especially the water, sewage, oil, gas, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The new edition of Filters and Filtration Handbook is an all-encompassing practical account of standard filtration equipment and its applications. Completely revised and rewritten, it is an essential book for the engineer working in a plant situation, who requires guidance and information on what's available and whether it's suitable for the job. Co-published with the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

• An up-to-date and comprehensive reference covering essential theory of filters and filtration, and including types of filter, media, filtration, equipment, techniques and systems.
• Helps you decide the best filtration methods and materials for the task at hand
• Includes new material on basic principles, filter media and the application of filtration within production systems

1. Basic principles
2. Filter Media
3. Membranes
4. Filtration equipment
5. Separation equipment
6. Sedimentation equipment
7. Solid/ Liquid Separation applications
8. Gas cleaning processes
9. Equipment selection

Practical information for the plant engineer

Filters and Filtration Handbook, 6th Edition builds on the success of its predecessor, collecting in one place all of the information you will need to select the?appropriate filters and filtration methods. Filtration for the separation of solid and fluids is a critical process in the production of chemicals, food, beverage, oil and gas, power and minerals.? Removal of contaminants for the delivery of clean air, water, fuels and lubricants plays a vital role in the protection of people, processes, equipment and the environment.? This book serves to provide a comprehensive source of information on filtlÓä