This two-volume set delivers over seventy carefully selected articles on separation technology from the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Presenting readers with the principles of separation processes, process design, equipment, operation, and applications, it features content that has been expanded upon, updated, and modernized since publication of the first edition. Covering a wealth of critical topics, the articles have been arranged alphabetically for ease of use and focus on both established and newer separation processes of industrial importance.