An analysis is given of various aspects of the design of crystallization-based separation processes. A literature review is included for each of the different themes treated in the study. Special emphasis is placed on the usefulness of the relative composition diagram as a tool for identification of possible flow sheets for separations based on fractional crystallization. A series of rules are derived that may be of practical value in the use
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