A selection of papers many of which proved novel and thought-provoking and have had a considerable influence on the development of chemical engineering, chosen by Professor Danckwerts from research work conducted at Cambridge and Imperial College mainly during the years 1950-1954 and 1957-1973. They are divided into 6 sections with linking critical commentaries

(partial) Foreword

Autobiographical note

General introduction

Mathematics of diffusion

The design of gas absorbers

Reactions of carbon dioxide with bases and catalysts in aqueous solution

Residence-time distributions and related topics

Mixtures and mixing

Miscellaneous

Indices