ABSTRACT
The development of efficient separation processes is important when attempting to increase the quantity and/or improve the quality of a wide variety of products. The executive summary of the 1987 National Research Council’s report on separation science [1] set several goals for the next few decades. These included:
Generating improved selectivity among solutes
Concentrating solutes from dilute solutions
Understanding and controlling interfacial phenomena
Increasing the rate and capacity of separation
Developing improved process configurations
Improving energy efficiency in separation systems
