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Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries

Name: Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries
ISBN: 9781000932430

Scientific Principles and Case Studies

Krishnan Sankaranarayanan,

352 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries

Scientific Principles and Case Studies

Krishnan Sankaranarayanan,

About this book

Using classic thermodynamic principles as the point of departure, this new edition of a popular resource supplies the understanding and tools required to measure process ef ciency and sustainability with much improved accuracy. Exploring the driving forces in the chemical and power industries, Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries: Scientific Principles and Case Studies, Third Edition investigates why losses occur and explains how to reduce them. It focuses on the changing roles of refining and chemicals in industry and how the industry is transforming itself, and considers economics as a key enabler to look at technology choices and whether shareholder returns will be there.

Includes new chapters on plastics recycling technologies and challenges, low carbon energy sources, the changing energy mix, and project economics, taxes, and subsidies
Illustrates techniques with wide-ranging case studies related to energy conversion, mining, and the chemical industries as well as examples and problems
Considers engineering layouts that reduce the environmental impact of chemical operations
Explains how to use energy analysis to accurately assess the quality and performance of chemical processes
Supplies quantitative tools for analyzing sustainability and efficiency
Investigates the challenges of the hydrogen economy and CO2 and low carbon
Discusses plastics recycling, economics, and a changing energy mix

Complete with the keys to quantification of process efficiency and sustainability, this cutting-edge book is the ideal guide for those engaged in the transition from fossil-based fuels to renewable and sustainable energy sources using low-waste procedures.

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