11.1.- UNIT OPERATIONS

Unit operations are each of the physical changes that occur in the processes of the chemical industry. They arise from the study of different chemical processes in which a different operation is apparently performed but they have the same basis.

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These operations can be divided into three types:

  • Mass transfer. A change in the mass or composition of the matter, which may include a chemical change. These operations are distillation, absorption, adsorption, extraction and ion exchange, in which the change is mainly physical.
  • Energy transfer. Energy change that, for example, may suppose a change of state due to a change of pressure and/or temperature. This classification includes the evaporation, although other operations that combine energy transfer with mass transfer (drying, lyophilization, sublimation, crystallization and humidification) are also included.
  • Momentum transfer. Change in the kinetic conditions of matter. The operations involving a kinetic change are filtration, sedimentation, flotation and centrifugation.

All of them are experimentally based on the corresponding conservation laws.

This type of operations is used in multiple industries. They are the basis of a wide range of processes from different fields of application, as for example the food industry, the energy industry, etc.

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COMPUTER CONTROLLED LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION UNIT - UELLC
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11.1.5.- EXTRACTION

UELLC

Computer Controlled Liquid-Liquid Extraction Unit

The Computer Controlled Liquid-Liquid Extraction Unit, "UELLC", is a laboratory scale unit designed to study the separation of the components of liquid mixtures by contact of the mixture with an immiscible solvent in which these components are...
LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION UNIT - UELL
  • UELL
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11.1.5.- EXTRACTION

UELL

Liquid-Liquid Extraction Unit

The Liquid-Liquid Extraction Unit, "UELL", is a laboratory scale unit designed to study the separation of the components of liquid mixtures by contact of the mixture with an immiscible solvent in which these components are preferentially...
COMPUTER CONTROLLED SOLID-LIQUID EXTRACTION UNIT - UESLC
  • UESLC
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11.1.5.- EXTRACTION

UESLC

Computer Controlled Solid-Liquid Extraction Unit

The Computer Controlled Solid-Liquid Extraction Unit, "UESLC", is a laboratory-scale unit designed for studying the separation of a soluble fraction from a solid with the help of a solvent in a continuous multistage and countercurrent way.The unit...
SOLID-LIQUID EXTRACTION UNIT - UESLB
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11.1.5.- EXTRACTION

UESLB

Solid-Liquid Extraction Unit

The Solid-Liquid Extraction Unit, "UESLB", is a laboratory-scale unit designed to study the separation of a soluble element from a solid in a continuous feed, multistage and countercurrent way, with the help of a solvent.The unit utilises a...
COMPUTER CONTROLLED UNIT TO STUDY FLOW THROUGH PACKED COLUMNS - FPCC
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11.1.8.- ABSORPTION AND ADSORPTION

FPCC

Computer Controlled Unit to Study Flow through Packed Columns

The main element of the "FPCC" unit is a transparent packed column, which can be used with water, air or both fluids, simulating an absorption column. When working with water, the unit includes a computer controlled speed pump to impel the water...
COMPUTER CONTROLLED LIQUID MASS TRANSFER AND DIFFUSION UNIT - QDTLC
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11.1.6.- DIFFUSION

QDTLC

Computer Controlled Liquid Mass Transfer and Diffusion Unit

The Computer Controlled Liquid Mass Transfer and Diffusion Unit, "QDTLC", is a teaching unit that allows the students to familiarise with the notions of mass transfer theory, specially the diffusion in liquid systems, obtaining experimental data...
LIQUID MASS TRANSFER AND DIFFUSION UNIT - QDTL
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11.1.6.- DIFFUSION

QDTL

Liquid Mass Transfer and Diffusion Unit

The QDTL is a teaching unit that allows the students to familiarise with the notions of mass transfer theory, specially the diffusion in liquid systems, obtaining experimental data and results which are very useful for an ideal practice...
GASEOUS MASS TRANSFER AND DIFFUSION UNIT - QDTG
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11.1.6.- DIFFUSION

QDTG

Gaseous Mass Transfer and Diffusion Unit

The Gaseous Mass Transfer and Diffusion Unit, "QDTG", allows the students to familiarize with the theoretical concepts about mass transfer unit operations, specifically the diffusion of a volatile liquid in an inert gas, obtaining very useful...
COMPUTER CONTROLLED BENCH TOP COOLING TOWER - TTEC
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11.1.7.- DRYING AND COOLING

TTEC

Computer Controlled Bench Top Cooling Tower

The Computer Controlled Bench Top Cooling Tower, "TTEC", includes a pump that impels hot water from a tank (with level switch and heating element) to the manifolds located at the top of the cooling tower. Water flow can be adjusted by a manual...
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