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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Biopolymers from microorganisms for a green future

1st Edition
April 1, 2026
Pratima Bajpai
English

Biopolymers from Microorganisms for a Green Future provides in-depth information on various microbial biopolymer composites and critically evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of biocomposites as well as thermal and functional properties of natural material-reinforced biopolymers, their potential, and future opportunities. The book covers the latest developments and advancements in the field of microbial biopolymers, with an emphasis on process engineering to commercialization. The book starts with an introduction and general background, followed by a classification of biopolymers, and comprehensively covers the types of microbial and composite biopolymers, including their production as well as applications. The book concludes with future research needs and directions. Biopolymers from Microorganisms for a Green Future is a highly relevant resource for a broad audience including researchers and advanced students in biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology, industrial technology, chemistry, applied chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, environmental engineering, and process engineering, as well as marketing experts, professionals, analysts, and consultants in biotechnology.

Piezocatalysis as a Sustainable Solution for Microbial Eradication and Wastewater Treatment

1st Edition
April 1, 2026
Souravi Bardhan + 1 more
English

Piezocatalysis as a Sustainable Solution for Microbial Eradication and Wastewater Treatment comprehensively elucidates insights into the principles and applications of piezocatalysis. The book explains in detail the mechanism of the process and explores various approaches and the latest breakthroughs in material synthesis and designing for piezocatalysis. It explains how piezocatalysis offers a unique advantage by simultaneously degrading pollutants and controlling microbial populations, and that this dual action streamlines the wastewater treatment process and enhances overall efficiency. Along with providing practical insights into how piezocatalysis is being employed to tackle wastewater issues, this book focuses on the recent developments, outlining their challenges and future opportunities. Piezocatalysis as a Sustainable Solution for Microbial Eradication and Wastewater Treatment helps researchers in academia and industry to learn about the implementation of piezocatalysis for wastewater remediation. The book provides versatile solutions that are capable of degrading a wide range of pollutants, including recalcitrant organic compounds and microbial contaminants and as such enabling the degradation of various water pollutants and removal of pathogenic microbes.

Boosting the Transition to Circular Economy in the Water Sector: Insights from EU Demonstration Case Studies

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
Giorgio Mannina + 1 more
English

Boosting the transition to circular economy in the water sector: Insights from EU demonstration case studies covers a wide range of topics within the circular economy concept applied to the water sector, including water recovery and reuse, bioplastic and fertilizers from wastewater treatment, and new bio-composite materials from the water cycle. The book presents insights gained recent EU projects reporting solutions, technologies, tools and strategies to overcome the existing barriers hampering the circular economy transition process. The book combines practical and theoretical knowledge of circular economy of water sector thus being useful for both researchers, professionals and actors making local decisions. Boosting the transition to circular economy in the water sector: Insights from EU demonstration case studies provides a holistic overview of the current status of the recent progress in resource recovery from wastewater treatment, including fundamental aspects and development of processes, as well as the needs of further research and industrialization. The book gives special emphasis and discussion on green technologies for resource recovery from wastewater and bottlenecks regarding their applications. As a future green bioprocess, biogas production and waste minimization, opportunities, future perspectives, and research needs are also discussed.

Process Plant Design for Chemical Engineers

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
Peter Mullinger
English

Process Plant Design for Chemical Engineers serves as a practical guide for making appropriate, evidence-based decisions in all elements of process design. Process design engineers need to make a very large number of choices during the design of a process plant. These decisions are crucial, yet there are many examples of very poor choices in real-world applications that have resulted in large financial losses, serious injury or even death. The objective of the book is to assist effective evidence-based decision making and minimize risk. This book provides descriptions and analysis of many examples of real applications from different industries as examples of good and bad decisions, particularly how the available information was used. The lessons learned from each example are considered and described to help engineers understand the risks associated with process design decisions and how to manage them effectively. The book serves as a valuable resource for both chemical engineering students and engineers in industry as it provides guidance on making evidence-based decisions to ensure successful outcomes. It will also be incredibly helpful to engineers faced with the task of scaling up a new process based on lab-scale research, especially those tasked with plant design and designing commercial scale processes. This book can also be a useful guide for students and engineers in a range of process industries such as chemical processing, minerals processing, food and wine, , energy engineering, and similar related engineering fields.

Waste Biorefinery Technologies for Sustainable Development

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
V Ponnusami + 4 more
English

Waste Biorefinery: Towards a Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Future two-volume set deals with the intersection of circular economy principles and biorefinery innovation, exploring how biorefineries can play a central role in closing the loop of resource use and promoting sustainable development. Through a comprehensive examination of circular economy concepts and biorefinery technologies, it illustrates how waste streams can be valorized and transformed into valuable products through efficient and sustainable processes. From organic wastes to agricultural residues and industrial by-products, it covers how diverse biomass feedstocks can be utilised within circular biorefinery systems to produce bioenergy, biochemicals, biomaterials, and bioplastics. The volumes cover the basic components of biorefineries and various approaches required for the valorization of versatile feedstocks which make an indispensable resource for (under)graduate students. The discussion of role of biorefineries in addressing global challenges such as climate change and resource depletion, current research trends, and future directions offers valuable guidance for researchers seeking to deepen their understanding and identify opportunities for further investigation. Volume 1 of this two-volume set deals with thermochemical processes, and includes an introduction to circular biorefinery, biomass preparation & pretreatment, and thermochemical routes for converting biomass into bioproducts and biofuels.

Green Technologies and Innovative Future for Waste Management

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
Komal Agrawal + 2 more
English

Comprehensive Exploration of Diverse Green Technologies and Future Perspectives addresses the global interest in sustainable practices and the challenges faced by modern society. It explores the transformative potential of green technologies as sustainable alternatives to conventional methodologies and non-renewable resources. The book focuses on finding sustainable and renewable alternatives addressing the increase in industrial activities and unregulated discharge of pollutants into the environment, and provides exhaustive information on the remediation of wastewater and agricultural waste, which are crucial for shaping the global economy. The target audience for this book includes researchers, scientists, academicians, and professionals in agriculture, environmental science, waste management, sustainability, and bio-energy. It also aims to bridge the gap between the scientific community and policymakers, serving as a pivotal reference work for students, faculty members, environmentalists, and industrial practitioners in the field of green and bio-based technologies. The book offers insights into the paradigm shift towards environmental sustainability and future trajectories, fostering a diverse readership.

Advanced Eco-friendly Wood Composites

1st Edition
February 1, 2026
Petar Antov + 3 more
English

Advanced Eco-friendly Wood Composites for A Sustainable and Circular Bioeconomy explores the challenges and future perspectives related to the development, properties, and applications of innovative, high-performance, eco-friendly wood composites, supporting the transition of the wood-based panel industry towards a circular bioeconomy, thus creating sustainable and resilient environments. Topics covered within the book include the latest approaches in the development of novel environmentally friendly wood-based composites; sustainable, bio-based wood adhesives; innovative approaches and processes for sustainable, optimized utilization of natural feedstocks, recycling and cascading in the use of wood-based composites; thermal and chemical technologies for enhanced protection of wood and wood-based composites; application of nanomaterials to wood-based composites; valorization of bark for value-added chemicals and production of wood composites; non-wood lignocellulosic composites; advanced functionalities and application of wood-based panels and life cycle assessment of eco-friendly wood composites. This book presents a comprehensive review of the latest advancements in the field of eco-friendly wood-based composites with enhanced properties, close-to-zero formaldehyde emission, and a lower environmental footprint for advanced value-added applications.

Advanced Waste Heat Recovery

1st Edition
February 1, 2026
Samane Ghandehariun + 1 more
English

Limited resources of fossil fuels and strict emission regulations have motivated efforts to increase the efficiency of energy systems. Waste heat recovery (WHR) is an important method for recovery and use of waste heat and, as a result, increasing the overall efficiency of energy system. The focus on WHR and interest in applications have grown dramatically in recent years due to a renewed attention on concerns related to energy systems. Although WHR is widely utilized in thermal systems, there is a need to ensure WHR systems are understood, especially in light of advances being made in the technology and its applications. Advanced Waste Heat Recovery: Technology, Analysis, and Applications presents the most recent technology trends and progress in the application of WHR methodologies as well as new analytical methods. This book presents WHR options available in various industries along with the means to use the waste heat, exploring various methods of simulation and optimization of heat recovery systems so that users can appreciate and choose the various options available depending on the type of system under consideration, all with the aim of developing and applying the best waste heat recovery technology. This book will be a welcomed resource for researchers, engineers, scientists, industry professionals, and students in the energy and heat transfer fields.

Computational Fluid Dynamics in Chemical Engineering

1st Edition
February 1, 2026
Cíntia Soares + 1 more
English

Computational Fluid Dynamics in Chemical Engineering begins with an overview of the current use and critical importance in both industrial and academic scenarios, presenting the key concepts that are the base of this discipline and showing how it is strongly related to a variety of adjacent areas. The fundamentals of the necessary mathematical modelling required and the solution of complex system of equations using CFD techniques (with a comprehensive description of different numerical methods) are then presented in detail. Part II then presents a variety of applications of CFD in the context of Chemical Reaction Engineering. Detailed examples are explored, ranging from single-phase to multiphase reactors (including operation in microfluidic devices before presenting the main trends, challenges, and opportunities for CFD in this area over the next decades. Part III presents a variety of applications of CFD in the context of the Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering. Detailed examples are explored, ranging from fluid mixing to coupled heat and mass transport phenomena, passing through heat transfer, solids handling and transport in porous media. Part IV concludes the book with an overview of advanced uses of CFD in Chemical Engineering and related areas with a focus on Multiphysics applications (e.g., combining CFD with acoustics, analysing and designing photochemical reactors coupling CFD with light modelling, etc.). Multiscale applications, combining CFD with macroscopic and molecular simulation are also discussed. Finally, an overview of combining CFD with optimization techniques (including DOE and machine learning) is presented. The book is primarily intended for graduate level students and early career students in chemical engineering as well as those working in industry on the analysis, design, optimization and scale-up of a variety of equipment who require better understanding of phenomena occurring in that environment.

Supercritical Fluid Technology for Food Processing

1st Edition
February 1, 2026
Julian Martínez + 2 more
English

Supercritical fluids have gained increasing attention in the scientific community and industries, in which their application can lead to valuable products by means of green and sustainable processes. Food processing is one of the greatest application fields of supercritical technology, which can help produce new and natural ingredients; it is increasingly applied by research groups in universities including food engineering schools. As many supercritical fluid technologies are consolidated at industrial scale for food processing, their fundamentals and applications increasingly need to be studied by the future professionals of food science, engineering, and technology. This book aims to bring a didactic approach to supercritical fluid technologies considering the specific aspects of their use in food processing, including the issues that must be considered in a food industrial plant. This includes the chemical and physical fundamentals, thermodynamics, mass transfer, and main unit operations. After introducing the field and the fundamentals specific to food processing, the chapters move through extraction, separation, adsorption, impregnation, drying, physical processing, particle formation and coprecipitation, reaction, as well as Enzyme and microorganism inactivation. The book concludes with a chapter on current practice and future challenges, as well as a look at project formulation for developing new food products. Supercritical Fluid Technology for Food Processing provides an accessible reference text for late undergraduate and graduate/postdoc students and those teaching primarily at the interface of Food Science/Engineering and Chemical Engineering, as well as Agro-industrial Engineering, and Chemistry.