Books in Process chemistry and technology

Industrial Water Conservation

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Dominic Foo + 3 more
English
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Industrial Water Conservation: Systematic Design Tools and Case Studies offers fundamental knowledge of various established process integration tools for water conservation, including water pinch analysis and mathematical programming techniques. The book provides a demonstration of water conservation tools on various industrial case studies, enabling readers to learn how these methods can be implemented in actual industrial settings. Part A provides various systematic methods on water recovery system design based on process integration techniques, whereas Part B provides various industrial case studies covering the success stories of the implementation of the methods covered in Part A.This is an indispensable resource for practitioners in various industrial sectors – chemicals and petrochemicals, pulp and paper, food and beverage, textile, etc., consultants in water-related industries, as well as (post)-graduate students in chemical engineering.

Low-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Yi Cheng + 1 more
English

Low-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering bridges the gap between the plasma and chemical engineering community and covers both the fundamentals and applications of plasma chemical engineering technologies, including but not limited to the principles and mechanisms of plasma process intensification, novel plasma reactor/process design and process optimization, and different applications.The book covers a wide range of plasma chemical processes such as oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane reforming, CO2 conversion, biomass tar reforming, nitrogen fixation, plasma agriculture, plasma biotechnology, advanced oxidation processes, organic synthesis in microchannel reactors, electrostatic precipitation, plasma pyrolysis of coal into acetylene, synthesis of nanomaterials and ultrafine powders, and solid waste treatment. The book brings together state-of-the-art research and development in relationship with advanced low-temperature plasma chemical engineering technologies as well as the challenges and future perspectives in this emerging area. Low-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering is valuable resource or reference for scientists, engineers, technicians and students with different research backgrounds including plasma physics, plasma chemistry, chemical engineering, energy engineering, materials science and engineering, environmental engineering and electrical engineering.

Industrial Chemical Process Analysis and Design

2nd Edition
November 1, 2025
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 Safety Management

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Ian Sutton
English

Process Safety Management offers comprehensive and practical guidance for developing and implementing process safety in design, operations, and maintenance of existing facilities by the concepts of process safety management (PSM) through detailed definitions, examples, historic perspectives and case-studies related to process safety. This book is the natural successor to Sutton's 'Process Risk and Reliability Management' to offer updates and a deep dive into the crucial aspects of process safety. Across Twenty-Five Chapters, Process Safety Management provides guidance is provided for process safety elements, encompassing hazards analysis, incident investigation, operating procedures, training, and audits. The book outlines how to enhance safety but also emphasizes the improvement of operational integrity, equipment reliability, and system availability, with a focus on the integration of a process safety program into overall operational excellence. This book includes an overview of process safety regulations and standards, along with information on proposed updates to process safety standards by regulatory bodies such as OSHA and the EPA, while exploring how generative AI such as Chat GPT can be applied to PSM. Finally, this book includes discussion on net-zero initiatives and how process safety measures can be implemented to help work towards sustainable processes. This book will be a valuable resource for graduate students taking courses on process safety and risk engineering, such as courses are offered by Chemical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; and Process Engineering Disciplines. The book is also contains experimental guidance and will be very useful for practicing engineers in design house, consultancy, and operation. Process Safety Management will serve as reference book to develop, evaluate, and improve process safety management practices across multiple industries, and provide guidance to the members of regulatory agencies such as CSB, OSHA, API, NFPA, US EPA, and others.

Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Farooq Sher
English
Paperback
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Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into various facets of chemical engineering. The book introduces historical information, highlights current state and trends in AI applications, and discusses challenges and opportunities within the field. Foundational principles of AI and machine learning are thoroughly covered, giving readers a solid understanding of basic AI principles, machine learning algorithms, and the crucial processes of model training and validation. The book then delves into the critical phase of data acquisition and preprocessing for AI models, addressing strategies for data collection, ensuring data quality, and techniques for feature engineering and selection.Subsequent chapters cover a wide spectrum of AI applications in chemical engineering. From supervised and unsupervised learning for process modeling to the advanced realm of deep learning applications, this book explores neural networks, convolutional and recurrent architectures, and their real-world applications in process optimization and analysis.

Progress in Hydrogen Production via Sonolysis Processes

1st Edition
August 1, 2025
Slimane Merouani + 2 more
English
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Progress in Hydrogen Production via Sonolysis Processes highlights recent developments in numerical and experimental hydrogen production by ultrasound (sonolysis). The book serves as a comprehensive and quick reference with a high-level historical review of the technology, detailed technical descriptions, and the latest experimental and numerical achievements. It reviews hydrogen production technologies, sonolysis, and ultrasound-assisted processes and examines numerical acoustic cavitation (bubble sonochemistry) for hydrogen sono-production. Other sections cover cutting-edge computational research and its benefits for understanding multiple issues related to the use of ultrasound as an innovative clean technology for hydrogen production.Issues covered range from the mechanism of sonochemical production, the factors and phenomena that influence it, intensification techniques, and the active bubble population (number and size) in sonicated water.

Microchemical Engineering and Technology

1st Edition
June 27, 2025
Guangsheng Luo + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Microchemical Engineering and Technology focuses on the development, basic principles, characteristics, and advantages of micro chemical technology. The book summarizes the basic laws of micro-scale single-phase flow, the micro-scale mixing process, and the enhancement of micro-scale mixing performance. It introduces gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, and gas-liquid-liquid micro-dispersion equipment and dispersion law, micro-scale heat/mass transfer performance, as well as homogeneous and heterogeneous micro-scale reactions, micro-scale absorption, extraction, and reaction processes enhancement technology.For the application of microchemical technology in the area of material interpretation, nano material preparation technology, fiber material preparation technology and special structure material preparation technology are introduced. Final content describes typical cases of industrial applications of gas-liquid absorption micro chemical equipment, liquid-liquid extraction micro chemical equipment, and chemical synthesis micro chemical equipment.

Microinterfacial Mass Transfer Intensification

1st Edition
June 27, 2025
Zhibing Zhang
English
Paperback
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Microinterfacial Mass Transfer Intensification provides new and updated technical information, along with basic theory. The book covers several representative industrial application cases and can be used as a reference for scholars, engineers, students, and technicians in oil refining, petrochemical, fine chemical, coal chemical, chemical and biochemical pharmacy, food processing, waste gas and wastewater treatment, and other pan-chemical manufacturing.

Sono-Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Slimane Merouani + 2 more
English
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Sono-Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment presents the latest technological advances research in sono-hybrid advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), including an array of cutting-edge water treatments with depth analysis of mechanisms, viable applications, and the advantages and disadvantages of each processes. The book expands on, and illustrates, the principles and consequences of ultrasonic irradiation in liquids, which is an essential component in understanding the degradation mechanisms in sono-hybrid AOPs. This will be a valuable and effective reference for students, researchers, academics, and professionals working in water and wastewater treatment.

Advances in Process Control with Real Applications

1st Edition
May 30, 2025
Ch. Venkateswarlu
English
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Advances in Process Control with Real Applications presents various advanced controllers, including the formulation, design, and implementation of various advanced control strategies for a wide variety of processes. These strategies include generalized predictive control with and without constraints; linear and nonlinear model predictive control; dynamic matrix control; nonlinear control, such as generic model control, globally linearizing control, and nonlinear internal model control; optimal and optimizing control; inferential control; intelligent control based on fuzzy reasoning and neural networks; and controllers based on stochastic and evolutionary optimization.This book will be highly beneficial to students, researchers, and industry professionals working in process design, process monitoring, process systems engineering, process operations and control, and related areas.

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