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Books in Process chemistry and technology

Our selection includes titles on chemical reaction engineering, process intensification, and process optimization. Featuring innovative research and practical case studies, this collection supports chemists and engineers in developing efficient, sustainable chemical processes. Addressing safety, scale-up, and environmental impact, these resources foster technological advancements that improve process performance and industrial sustainability.

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    • Digital Twins in Manufacturing: Applications and Case Studies

      • 1st Edition
      • Masoud Soroush + 1 more
      • English
      Digital Twins in Manufacturing: Applications and Case Studies explores digital twin technologies, demonstrating how digital twins enhance manufacturing processes, optimize efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making. By bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical implementation, the book equips professionals with the tools needed to leverage digital twins for improved product quality and operational effectiveness. It covers a wide array of topics, including digital twins for biomanufacturing, polymerization processes, additive manufacturing, and energy industries. Readers will find detailed discussions on predictive maintenance, process optimization, and the integration of AI and IoT strategies.Each chapter presents actionable insights and step-by-step implementation guides, addressing real-world challenges and showcasing successful applications in smart factories and high-risk environments. By bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical implementation, the book equips professionals with the tools needed to leverage digital twins for improved product quality and operational effectiveness.

    • Applied Machine Learning in Chemical Process Engineering

      A Practical Approach
      • 1st Edition
      • Zafar Said + 1 more
      • English
      As machine learning capabilities and functionality increases, more industry experts and researchers are integrating applied machine learning into their research. Applied Machine Learning in Chemical Process Engineering: A Practical Approach serves as a comprehensive guide to equip the reader with the fundamental theory, practical guidance, methodologies, experimental design and troubleshooting knowledge needed to integrate machine learning into their processes. This book offers a comprehensive overview of all aspects of machine learning, from inception to integration that will allow readers from any scientific discipline to begin to examine the capabilities of machine learning. This book will then build upon this overview to offer worked examples and case studies, alongside practical methods-based guidance to walk the reader through integrating machine learning end-to-end. Finally, this book will offer critical discussion of concepts that are interwoven into the ever-evolving principles of machine learning such as ethics, safety and culpability that are crucial when working with machine learning. Applied Machine Learning in Chemical Process Engineering: A Practical Approach will be an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals in industry and academia, and students at graduate level and above who work in chemical engineering and are looking to automate, optimize or intensify their chemical processes. This book will also help professionals in other disciplines and industries looking into integrate machine learning into their work, such as though looking to scale up their processes to an industrial scale or conduct novel research.

    • Practical Process Research and Development

      A Guide for Organic Chemists
      • 3rd Edition
      • Neal G. Anderson
      • English
      Practical Process Research and Development: A Guide for Organic Chemists, Third Edition provides a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step framework to support understanding and implement organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries. The book describes the steps taken following synthesis and evaluation to bring key compounds to market in a cost-effective manner. Through a hands-on, step-by-step approach to solving process development problems, including route, reagent, and solvent selection, optimizing catalytic reactions, chiral syntheses, and green chemistry, this book helps organic, medicinal, pharmaceutical, and chemical process development chemists as well as chemical engineers with research and development initiatives.In addition, it is well suited for beginners at upper undergraduate and graduate student level and early career researchers who need accessible insights into industrial process R&D.

    • Mechanical and Chemical Engineering in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

      • 1st Edition
      • Hossein Pourrahmani
      • English
      Mechanical and Chemical Engineering in the Age of Artificial Intelligence serves as a comprehensive guide to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The book addresses the critical need to adapt to data-driven approaches, moving beyond traditional deterministic methods. Covering a wide array of topics, from generative design and predictive maintenance to smart manufacturing and sustainability initiatives, this book equips students, academics, and industry professionals with the essential knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-driven landscape. Delving into the specifics, the book begins with an introduction to AI's role in Industry 4.0 and progresses through practical applications in robotics, energy systems, and process optimization. It explores the revolutionary impact of AI on drug discovery, green engineering, and the circular economy, while also addressing the challenges of adopting these technologies. Each chapter is designed to provide actionable insights, ensuring readers can implement AI solutions to real-world engineering challenges effectively.Mechanic... and Chemical Engineering in the Age of Artificial Intelligence bridges the gap between traditional engineering practices and modern AI applications, empowering the reader to navigate the shifts in their fields, and ensuring they are well-prepared for the future of engineering.

    • Advanced Waste Valorization for Circular Economy

      Chemical Process Design and Simulation
      • 1st Edition
      • Jingzheng Ren + 2 more
      • English
      Advanced Waste Valorization for Circular Economy: Chemical Process Design and Simulation is a comprehensive resource designed to advance knowledge in chemical process design, simulation, and sustainability assessment focused on waste valorization. The book emphasizes circular economy principles and provides practical guidance for optimizing waste management strategies. Covering a broad spectrum of waste types such as industrial, municipal, medical, plastic, agricultural, and food waste, it equips readers with the latest methodologies, including simulation and decision-making processes, and explores Industry 4.0 technologies and circular supply chain design. This guide supports professionals, researchers, and students committed to building a sustainable future.In addition, the book offers learning objectives, case studies, and review exercises in every chapter to deepen understanding and support skill development. It is tailored for a wide audience, including chemical engineering professors, researchers, industry experts in process systems engineering and renewable energy, as well as environmental consultants and administrators involved in waste management. Undergraduate and graduate students specializing in energy, environmental, or chemical engineering will find it an invaluable textbook for mastering sustainable waste valorization and circular process design.

    • Ionic Liquids in Biomass Processing

      Green Protocols
      • 1st Edition
      • Harish K. Chopra + 1 more
      • English
      Ionic Liquids in Biomass Processing: Green Protocols serves as a comprehensive guide to all aspects of ionic liquids and their applications within biomass processing. In addition to this fundamental knowledge, this book also walks the reader through the practical aspects of ionic liquids, from synthesis through to methodology and experimental design in real world industrial case studies. This book covers various industries and applications of ionic liquids for multiple types of biomasses; each chapter covers a specific type of biomass or provides an overview of how effective ionic liquid can be in various industrial sectors and research areas. The book provides real world examples and case studies, coupled with the latest research and economic and environmental insights into ionic liquids and biomass conversion technologies. Ionic Liquids in Biomass Processing: Green Protocols will be a valuable resource to anyone investigating, or working with, sustainable and alternative energy sources and chemical processes. This book will be used primarily be researchers, academics, students and industry experts in green chemical engineering and chemistry, or any related scientific discipline involving alternative energy and green synthesis of value-added products.

    • Ultrasonic Chemical Process Intensification

      • 1st Edition
      • Xiaoping Lu + 4 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. Users will find 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.

    • Artificial Neural Networks in Chemical Engineering Processes

      From Theory to Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Ahad Ghaemi + 1 more
      • English
      Artificial Neural Networks in Chemical Engineering Processes: From Theory to Applications serves as a comprehensive resource on artificial neural networks within chemical engineering, including understanding the fundamental principles, learning about relevant algorithms and architectures, and exploring practical case studies. This book covers theoretical principles, relevant algorithms, and practical case studies, this book covers artificial neural network concepts, architectures, and algorithms, with a focus on applications in chemical engineering processes. This book also addressed common challenges by providing practical guidance through successful case studies, offering insights on data pre-processing, model selection, training strategies, and performance evaluation. The book serves as a valuable tool for bridging the gap between neural networks and their practical implementation in chemical engineering.This book will be an invaluable resource for chemical Engineers, particularly researchers and industry professionals working in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. It will also be a very useful guide for Graduate and Postgraduate Students in Chemical Engineering and machine learning. Artificial Neural Networks in Chemical Engineering will also be a valuable resource for anyone working with artificial neural networks in other industries, particularly data scientists and analysts.

    • Industrial Chemical Process Analysis and Design

      • 2nd Edition
      • Mariano Martín Martín
      • English
      Industrial Chemical Process Analysis and Design, Second Edition uses chemical engineering principles to explain the transformation of basic raw materials into major chemical products. The book discusses traditional processes to create products like nitric acid, sulphuric acid, ammonia, and methanol, as well as more novel products like bioethanol and biodiesel.In addition to providing full code and datasets for download, detailed discussion of advanced in technology, this edition also contains three new chapters. Firstly, covering polymers, including H and L D PE, PMMA, PC, biobased and full analysis of each, including full code for modelling across popular software. Secondly , evaluating phosphoric acid production and fertilizers, and Finally, the third new chapter focuses on blast furnaces – outlining not only the traditional technologies using C as reducing agent, but also analysis of novel technologies using hydrogen. This book will be a comprehensive guide to students and academics working with the latest techniques in process optimization at graduate level and above, including some upper undergraduate researchers. This book will also be very valuable for academics looking to teach or lecture in chemical process engineering. This books will also be a very useful resource for anyone within the process industry - to introduce the analysis of novel technologies as well as the modelling examples including recent software such as python, gProms or even Excel or Matlab to solve reactor modelling and units operation but also process simulators applied to typical chemical processes.

    • Process Plant Design for Chemical Engineers

      Guide to Practical Aspects of Engineering Decision Making
      • 1st Edition
      • Peter Mullinger
      • English
      Process Plant Design for Chemical Engineers: Guide to Practical Aspects of Engineering Decision Making offers a comprehensive and accessible resource for chemical engineers seeking to make informed decisions throughout the design process of a plant. The book emphasizes evidence-based decision making, aiming to help professionals avoid costly mistakes, injuries, and risks associated with poor choices. Drawing on real-world examples across various industries, it demonstrates how the use of available information can significantly impact outcomes. This guide is essential for both students and practicing engineers, providing practical strategies to ensure safety, efficiency, and successful results in process plant design.Beyond its focus on decision making, the book delivers in-depth analysis of real applications, showing both good and bad examples and the consequences of each. It discusses the importance of risk management and illustrates lessons learned to help engineers recognize and address potential hazards. The guidance provided is especially valuable for those scaling up processes from laboratory research to commercial production. Additionally, the book is useful for professionals across diverse sectors—including minerals processing, food and wine, and energy engineering.

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