Book excerpt: In recent years the use of liquid—liquid extraction equipment has attracted widespread interest from all major chemical engineering, petroleum and pharmaceutical companies as well as university-based scientists and engineers. Liquid—Liquid Extraction Equipment presents : a critical analysis of all available information, including practical recommendations new ideas on performance enhancement and equipment selection an up-to-date review of research results on equipment performance illustrations of present understanding using well-known equipment a concise survey of past, present and forthcoming procedures The combination of the historical aspects of the subject, with extensive references and illustrations, make this a unique information source. All researchers, in industry and academia, using this type of equipment will find Liquid—Liquid Extraction Equipment an authoritative reference work and a solid basis for future research projects.