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Table 1.3 Basic Process Operations____________________

1. Conversion

Thermochemical
Biochemical
Electrochemical
Photochemical
Plasma
Sonochemical

2. Separations

Component (Examples) Phase(Examples)
Distillation Gas-Liquid
Absorption Gas-Solid
Extraction Liquid-Liquid
Adsorption Liquid-Solid
3. Mixing

Component Phase (Examples)
Dissolving Gas-Liquid
Gas-Solid
Liquid-Liquid
Liquid-Solid
Solid-Solid

4. Material Transfer
Pumping Liquids
Compressing Gases
Conveying Solids

5. Energy Transfer
Expansion
Heat Exchange

6. Storage
Raw Materials
Internal
Products
7. Size reduction

8. Agglomeration
9. Size Separation

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