Sustainable Process Engineering

Gyorgy Szekely

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9783111028156
• eBook ISBN: 9783111030326
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Sustainable process engineering is a methodology to design new and redesign existing processes that follow the principles of green chemistry and green engineering, and ultimately contribute to a sustainable development. The newest achievements of chemical engineering, opened new opportunities to design more efficient, safe, compact and environmentally benign chemical processes. The book provides a guide to sustainable process design applicable in various industrial fields.

• Discusses the topic from a wide angle: chemistry, materials, processes, and equipment.

• Includes state-of-the-art research achievements that are yet to be industrially implemented.

• Transfers knowledge between chemists and chemical engineers.

• QR codes direct the readers to animations, short videos, magazines, and blogs on specific topics.

• Worked examples deepen the understanding of the sustainable assessment of chemical manufacturing processes.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• About the author
• 1 Introduction to sustainable processing
• 2 Green process metrics
• 3 The role of solvents in sustainable processes
• 4 Sustainable process development from alpha to omega
• 5 Process intensification: methods and equipment
• 6 Continuous microflow processes
• 7 Continuous separation processes
• 8 Solvent recovery and recycling
• 9 Process analytical technology
• 10 Sustainable nuclear fuels
• 11 Toward sustainable biofuel production processes
• 12 Green polymers and green building blocks
• 13 Solar powered engineering
• 14 Data-driven optimization of chemical processes
• 15 Worked examples
• Index