Separation Operation Symbol Initial or Feed Phase Separating Agent Industrial Example Osmosis (1) Liquid Nonporous membrane Reverse osmosis* (2) Liquid Nonporous membrane with pressure gradient Desalinization of sea water Dialysis* (3) Liquid Porous membrane with Recovery of caustic from pressure gradient hemicellulose Microfiltration* (4) Removal of bacteria from Microporous membrane with pressure gradient Liquid drinking water Ultrafiltration (5) Liquid Microporous membrane with Separation of whey from pressure gradient cheese Pervaporation" (6) Liquid Nonporous membrane with Separation of azeotropic pressure gradient mixtures Gas pemeation (7) Nonporous membrane with pressure gradient Vapor Hydrogen enrichment VIL Liquid membrane with pressure gradient Liquid membrane (8) V/L Vapor and/or liquid Removal of hydrogen sulfide V/L

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Convective Mass Transfer between Phases

Mass transfer means the transport or movement of mass using streams, phases, components, and so on from one location to another.