SEPA (MIDTERMS) LESSON 1: Separation Processes

To isolate desired substances or remove contaminants from a mixture.

Separation of metals from crude oil is typically not a primary separation process.

A driving force and intimate contact between phases are both needed to enable separation.

All of the above: introducing another component, potential loss, and additional separation.

A block flow diagram is used for process overview and material balance for chemical processes.

When the feed mixture is a homogeneous, single-phase solution.

To purify solutions by isolating components of interest from a mixture.

Precipitation is not mentioned as a common separation technique used in crude oil refining.

Chemists use analytical methods, while chemical engineers use large-scale methods.

Design principles vary based on the chemicals being separated.

To break apart very large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller, more useful ones.

Because there are many reasons for wanting pure substances.