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Handbook of Separation Process Technology (edited by R.W. Rous-
seau, Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1987)
In Chapter 12 of this handbook (52 pages) George E Keller II et al. provide
an overview of some of the more practical aspects of the design of adsorption
processes. Descriptions of the most common adsorbents (properties,
manufacture and applications) are followed by overviews of basic pressure
swing, thermal swing and displacement purge cycles together with example
process flowsheets. These include gas bulk separations, gas purifications,
liquid bulk separations and liquid purifications. Design methods are
restricted solely to short-cut techniques such as the length of unused bed
concept. Whilst several other texts (notably Ruthven (1984) and Yang
(1987)) provide more comprehensive coverage of adsorbents, processes and
design techniques, the particular strength of Chapter 12 in this handbook
lies in its description of the more practical aspects of design such as bed
orientation, flow distribution, adsorbent support, pressure gradients, bed
lifting, bed.crushing, bed filling, draining and holdup, heating, cooling, etc.
The chapter is written from an engineering perspective and is comprehen-
sively referenced.

Adsorption Processes for Water Treatment (S. D. Faust and O. M. Aly,
Butterworths, Boston, 1987)
This comprehensive text was written to provide information on carbon and
resin based adsorptive processes for potable water treatment. It is aimed at
environmental and/or consulting chemists and engineers, water supply and
treatment personnel, and regulators. Fundamental aspects covered include
the physical and chemical properties of carbonaceous adsorbents, and the
basic principles of adsorption phenomena including thermodynamic equili-
bria and their models, and the kinetics of batch and fixed bed systems.
Engineering aspects cover process equipment types including batch systems,
fixed beds and fluidized beds. Applications covered include the adsorption
of organic and inorganic compounds, operational, pilot plant and case
studies, biological activated carbon treatment of drinking water, and
adsorption by macroreticular resins. Each of the ten chapters is comprehen-
sively referenced and there is a wealth of practical data, including economic
data, which can be used for design purposes.

Gas Separation by Adsorption Processes (R. T. Yang, Butterworths,
Boston, 1987)
This book covers all aspects of gas phase adsorption processes ranging from
thermodynamics to the modelling and design of cyclic processes, including
pressure swing adsorption. The equilibrium adsorption of gas mixtures is