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An Introduction to Barrier Separation

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Separation is the key to the uses of nature. Gathering, harvesting, mining are elementary manifestations of selection, typifying the objective of all separation, which is added value to the product procured.

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Böddeker, K.W. (2018). An Introduction to Barrier Separation. In: Liquid Separations with Membranes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97451-4_1

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