The Fundamentals of Process Intensification - Andrzej Stankiewicz Tom Van Gerven Georgios Stefanidis Kartoniert (TB)

The first book to detail the fundamentals of one of the most promising development paths for the chemical process industry: process intensification This book goes beyond the classical area of chemical engineering to discuss the theoretical and conceptual basis of process intensification (PI). It shows readers how to use that conceptual basis in the practical development of intensified chemical and biochemical processes. It discusses the mechanisms of the interactions between various energy forms and materials looking for the synergies at different process levels and analyzing the ways of man ipulating the time characteristics of the events. In addition the book extensively covers developments in other disciplines from a chemical engineer¿s point of view. The Fundamentals of Process Intensification consists of three major parts. In the first part the PI principles are introduced discussed in detail and illustrated with practical examples. The second part is devoted entirely to fundamental approaches of process intensification in four domains: spatial thermodynamic functional and temporal?described as structure energy synergy and time respectively. The third and final part explores the methodology for applying the fundamental PI-approaches in practice. The book also addresses the close relation to sustainable (including inherently safe) processing and presents readers with several case studies of diverse types of chemical processes. -The first book ever to cover the fundamentals and industry applications of the technology and application of process intensification -Details technologies and focuses on safety energy and environmental issues giving guidance on how to incorporate PI in plant design and operation -Explains PI in a more fundamental way through four generic principles and four elementary domains: spatial thermodynamic functional and temporal -Describes and discusses developments in disciplines such as chemistry catalysis energy technology applied physics electronics and materials science which are relevant to process intensification from a chemical engineering perspective Aimed at the postgraduate-level teaching of PI The Fundamentals of Process Intensification will also be of interest to engineers working in the industry. This includes not only the chemical processing sector but the other industrial sectors where the word efficiency is the name of the game.