Books in Chemical engineering

Ultrasonic Chemical Process Intensification

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Xiaoping Lu + 2 more
English

Ultrasonic Chemical Process Intensification focuses on acoustic foundations and ultrasound cavitation. The book describes the theory and methodologies of ultrasonic enhanced chemical reaction, mass and heat transfer process, mechanical separation, pulverization process and other unit operation processes. It introduces various sonochemical reactors and industrial ultrasonic processing equipment and devices, as well as the application and progress of ultrasonic enhanced chemical reaction process, electrochemistry, materials chemistry and process industries. Finally, the book specifies the main problems and challenges and provides suggestions and prospects for future development of ultrasonic chemical process intensification.

Life Cycle Assessment of Waste and Water Systems

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Siming You
English

Life Cycle Assessment of Waste and Water Systems covers all essential information for the environmental accounting of major waste, water and hydrogen systems using the approach of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The book helps you to quickly learn, understand and apply the standardized approach with major issues related to LCA. By focusing on major waste and water, it allows you to get familiar with LCAs of the most commonly encountered systems and technologies for circular economy development. This book provides systematic and representative databases on the energy, materials and emissions of the technologies, and serves as a one-stop source to facilitate conducting preliminary LCA studies. The practical implementation and systematic presentation of LCA principles followed by comparative illustrations makes the book an indispensable source for academics, students, scientists, engineers, technicians, investors, and policymakers.

Solar-Driven Photothermal Membrane Distillation

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Manoj Kumar Sharma + 1 more
English

Solar-driven Photothermal Membrane Distillation: Assessment, Advances, and Challenges explores the intersection of renewable energy, water treatment, membrane technology, and sustainable development. It focuses on membrane distillation, a promising technology for desalination and water purification, and specifically examines the use of solar energy to drive the distillation process. The book addresses challenges and provides practical solutions for implementing and optimizing solar-driven photothermal membrane distillation systems, emphasizing the importance of sustainable water treatment technologies in ensuring water security and environmental conservation. Solar-driven Photothermal Membrane Distillation: Assessment, Advances, and Challenges is a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, practitioners, policymakers, and educators interested in advancing knowledge and promoting the adoption of solar-driven membrane distillation for sustainable water treatment.

Microbiome in Ecosystem: A Sustainable Approach for Wastewater Treatment

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Maulin P. Shah + 1 more
English

Microbiome in Ecosystem: A Sustainable Approach for Wastewater Treatment: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes delves deeply into the pioneering use of microbiome for the sustainable treatment of waste water. The book examines the biochemical, physicochemical, and molecular pathways of microbes involved in waste water treatment processes, elucidating their indispensable contributions to environmental preservation and sustainable development. From the exploration of microbiome-generated nanoparticles to the discourse on bioengineering methodologies and the synthesis of bioactive metabolites and enzymes, the book provides a thorough analysis of state-of-the-art techniques and advancements in the field. The book reveals invaluable insights into the microbiome of diverse ecosystems, including their multifaceted functions, interactions, and the underlying molecular, genetic, and biochemical processes relevant to waste water treatment. Emphasizing global challenges and offering forward-looking perspectives, the book serves as an essential reference for students, researchers, scientists, and professionals across various disciplines such as biotechnology, microbiology, environmental science, and waste treatment engineering.

Ultrasonic Treatment of Water and Wastewater

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Mohammad Hadi Dehghani + 1 more
English
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Ultrasonic Treatment of Water and Wastewater: Removal of Biological and Chemical Pollutants and Combined Processes is a comprehensive guide to understanding and utilizing the innovative technology of sonochemistry in the field of water and wastewater treatment. The book provides a detailed overview of the fundamental principles of sonochemistry, the different types of sonochemical reactors and their applications, and the advantages and limitations of sonochemical treatment. The book focuses on the practical applications of sonochemistry in the treatment of water and wastewater, making it an extremely useful resource for professionals and researchers working in the field. The book also provides a thorough discussion of the environmental benefits of sonochemical treatment, such as reducing the amount of hazardous chemicals used and reducing energy consumption.Ultrason... Treatment of Water and Wastewater: Removal of Biological and Chemical Pollutants and Combined Processes has an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from fields such as chemistry, physics, and environmental science. This makes it a valuable resource for professionals and students from a variety of backgrounds.

Next-Generation Biofuels

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Sonil Nanda + 1 more
English
eBook
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Next-Generation Biofuels delves into recent innovations and research advancements in alternative fuel processing for sustainable energy management. Focusing on thermochemical biorefining technologies, the book explores the production of advanced biofuel products, covering topics such as reaction mechanisms, catalysis, kinetic modeling, thermodynamics, process integration and optimization. It also addresses key aspects like process design and scale-up, supply chain management, and lifecycle and techno-economic assessments. The book highlights the benefits and drivers of next-generation biofuels, examining economic feasibility, sustainability, and policy frameworks through detailed case studies. Furthermore, it discusses future challenges and opportunities for large-scale implementation of thermochemical biomass conversion technologies.Aimed at scientists, researchers, engineers, and students in the field, this book offers valuable insights into biofuels, biochemicals, and biomass conversion technologies and its potential impact on sustainability.

Advances in Green Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Developments

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Divya Bajpai Tripathy + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Advances in Green Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Developments explores the principles and applications of green engineering across various industries, providing both a theoretical overview and practical insights with case studies focusing on how industries can transition to more sustainable practices. Advances in Green Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Developments covers important topics such as efficient synthesis methods, renewable feedstocks, reducing environmental impact, life cycle assessment, economic benefits, regulatory considerations, and case studies illustrating successful implementation. This book will be an invaluable guide for researchers, academics, industry experts, graduate students and post-graduate students working with industrial practices, industrial processes, and process development, particularly chemical engineers, environmental engineers, industrial engineers as well as any related or intersecting disciplines. This book could also serve as a very useful guide for policy and decision makers in industry who want to deepen their understanding sustainable processes and practices, particularly with regard to cost-effective Solutions, compliance with increased regulatory standards, risk management and innovative technologies and trends withing chemical production and processes.

Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Ashok Pandey + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste presents the latest sustainable technologies for value additions to waste biomass in the form of various commercial products such as biofuels, materials, and microbial products and management. The book discusses in detail the sustainable production technologies of each value-added product transformed from waste biomass along with advanced methodology, reactor/fermenter design, sustainable strategies, commercial feasibility, limitations, prospects, and applications. The book also includes the physicochemical composition of biomass waste resources used for producing the value-added products and their variation. It elucidates the sustainable technologies for biomass waste management and recycling as well as marine biomass, offering a comprehensive overview of the subject and its potential for driving the transition to a circular and sustainable economy. Additionally, the book provides an in-depth examination of the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for sustainable waste biomass management. By showcasing the life cycle assessment of waste generation and production processes, readers will gain valuable insights into achieving sustainability objectives. These advancements leverage energy-intensive processes to convert waste biomass into valuable products, thereby reducing waste accumulation, conserving resources, and mitigating environmental pollution.

Recent Advances on Hydrogen Storage in Micro- and Mesoporous Materials

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Amir Al-Ahmed + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Recent Advances on Hydrogen Storage in Micro- and Mesoporous Materials: Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science provides the latest and important findings of physisorption-based hydrogen storage in a single source. The book investigates microporous and mesoporous materials, such as zeolites and microporous other solids, polymers having intrinsic micro-porosity (PIMs), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), active carbons (including carbon nanostructures), and polymers for hydrogen storage by physisorption. This indispensable resource helps researchers in academia and hydrogen industries learn about the present status, progress, and future directions related to important findings of physisorption-based hydrogen storage, enabling them to stay current.

Pulp and Paper Industry

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Pulp and Paper Industry: Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment provides detailed discussion on the characteristics, environmental hazards, and human health effects of pulp and paper wastewater. The book discusses their different treatment methods and related challenges. These techniques start from physical methods such as sedimentation and froth flotation, followed by physiochemical treatments including activated carbon filtration, chemical precipitation, as well as biological techniques like aerobic and anaerobic processes. The book also covers application of advanced and novel wastewater treatment techniques in pulp and paper industries, such as ozonation, photocatalysis, advanced oxidation process, electrolysis, microbial fuel cells, etc., as well as challenges of industries, economic assessments, and future perspectives of pulp and paper wastewaters treatments.

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