The invention and development of process chromatography: Interaction of mass transfer and fluid mechanics

Authors
Lightfoot, EN
Citation
En. Lightfoot, The invention and development of process chromatography: Interaction of mass transfer and fluid mechanics, AM LABORAT, 31(12), 1999, pp. 13
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
AMERICAN LABORATORY
ISSN journal
00447749 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-7749(199906)31:12<13:TIADOP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The development of process chromatography, from the pioneering work of Mich ael Tswett almost 100 years ago, is reviewed with emphasis on the roles pla yed by chemical engineers, and on mass transfer and fluid mechanics.