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Books in Chemical engineering

The Chemical Engineering collection offers content that combines research with foundational knowledge, practical information, methods and case studies, in a variety of areas, including biochemical engineering, catalysis, filtration & separation, colloids & surface chemistry, electrochemical engineering, energy & transport processes, materials chemistry, metallurgy, process engineering, safety & reliability, sustainable & environmental, to help chemical engineers address the challenges we face today, including climate change, global warming, health and nutrition, and alternative energy.

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    • 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.

    • Gas-Solid Adsorption Thermodynamics

      • 1st Edition
      • Bidyut Baran Saha + 2 more
      • English
      Gas-Solid Adsorption Thermodynamics tackles the underexplored role of thermodynamics in the energetics of gas-solid physical adsorption, examining and outlining their role in different adsorption-based heat transformation energy applications. The book deals with different adsorbate/adsorbent pairs from the rigor of adsorption thermodynamics and their utilization in various applications, providing a comprehensive overview of adsorption heat transformations from the perspective of adsorption thermodynamics. Chapters introduce diverse sorption applications using various adsorbent/adsorbate combinations and their thermodynamic characterizations.Fi... users will find comprehensive information on how adsorption thermodynamics affects system performances from an energetic standpoint given that thermodynamics are strongly related to the energetics of adsorption systems. Different chapters introduce the brief background of utilizing the gas-solid adsorption phenomenon in multifarious energy applications such as thermal management, desalination, volatile organic compound removal, etc.

    • 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.

    • Conjugated Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

      Synthesis, Properties and Multifaceted Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Mayank Pandey + 1 more
      • English
      Conjugated Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties and Multifaceted Applications provides comprehensive discussion on the fundamental aspects, properties, and various applications of these materials. Sections cover new synthesis techniques, functionalization strategies, fundamental properties, spectroscopic and microscopic characterization, and a broad range of applications. Computational modeling and simulations are also discussed in detail. This book is an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers working in the field of material science, nanocomposites, and polymer engineering, specifically in the field of conjugated polymers, blends, and nanocomposites for a broad range of different applications.

    • Quality

      • 2nd Edition
      • Volume 2
      • Kathleen E. McCormick
      • English

    • 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.

    • Industrial Water Conservation

      Systematic Design Tools and Case Studies
      • 1st Edition
      • Dominic Foo + 3 more
      • English
      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.

    • Catalytic Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Methods in Flow Chemistry: Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 76
      • English
      Catalytic Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Methods in Flow Chemistry: Part A, Volume 76 in the Advances in Catalysis series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Topics covered include an Introduction to flow chemistry and reactor applications, Last advances in homogeneous catalysis under continuous flow: unlocking synthetic opportunities and novel technologies, Heterogeneous catalysis in continuous flow (metal and organocatalysis), Novel methods of catalytic activation (photo-, electro-chemistry, etc.), and Technological innovations for continuous flow catalysis.

    • Process Safety Management

      • 1st Edition
      • 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.

    • Pulp and Paper Industry

      Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment
      • 1st Edition
      • Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
      • English
      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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