Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Committee on Industrial Technology Assessments 
Separation Technologies for the Industries of the Future [PDF ebook] 

Separation processesor processes that use physical, chemical, or electrical forces to isolate or concentrate selected constituents of a mixtureare essential to the chemical, petroleum refining, and materials processing industries.In this volume, an expert panel reviews the separation process needs of seven industries and identifies technologies that hold promise for meeting these needs, as well as key technologies that could enable separations. In addition, the book recommends criteria for the selection of separations research projects for the Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technology.