Sustainable Design for Renewable Processes

Principles and Case Studies

1st Edition - October 31, 2021
Editor: Mariano Martin
Language: English
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Sustainable Design for Renewable Processes: Principles and Case Studies covers the basic technologies to collect and process renewable resources and raw materials and transform them into useful products. Starting with basic principles on process analysis, integration and optimization that also addresses challenges, the book then discusses applied principles using a number of examples and case studies that cover biomass, waste, solar, water and wind as resources, along with a set of technologies including gasification, pyrolysis, hydrolysis, digestion, fermentation, solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, electrolysis, energy storage, etc. The book includes examples, exercises and models using Python, Julia, MATLAB, GAMS, EXCEL, CHEMCAD or ASPEN.

This book shows students the challenges posed by renewable-based processes by presenting fundamentals, case studies and step-by-step analyses of renewable resources. Hence, this is an ideal and comprehensive reference for Masters and PhD students, engineers and designers.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
List of contributors
Preface
Section 1: Resources and raw materials
Chapter 1. Management of renewable energy sources
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Biomass
1.3 Hydropower
1.4 Geothermal power
1.5 Wind power
1.6 Solar energy
1.7 Renewable energy integration and flexibility
References
Section 2: Design principles
Chapter 2. Mathematical modeling for renewable process design
Abstract
2.1 Modeling approaches for process synthesis
2.2 Process simulation
2.3 Process integration and optimization
2.4 Economic evaluation
2.5 Multiscale modeling and simulation
Exercises
References
Further reading
Chapter 3. Sustainability in products and process design
Abstract
3.1 The quest for sustainability and the role of life cycle assessment
3.2 The importance of life cycle assessment: motivating example
3.3 Overview of the life cycle assessment methodology
3.4 Applications of LCA in the context of renewable processes
3.5 Case study of application of LCA in practice: carbon footprint of biodiesel
Exercises
References
Section 3: Biomass and waste based processes
Chapter 4. Thermochemical processes
Abstract
4.1 Gasification
4.2 Pyrolysis
4.3 Hydrothermal liquefaction
4.4 Combustion of biomass
4.5 Case study
Exercises
References
Chapter 5. Biochemical-based processes
Abstract
5.1 Sugar-based processes
5.2 Lipid based
Problems
References
Chapter 6. Anaerobic digestion and nutrient recovery
Abstract
6.1 Biogas production
6.2 Biogas upgrading
6.3 Biogas uses
6.4 Recovery of nutrients from digestate
Exercises
References
Chapter 7. Basic concepts and elements in the design of thermally coupled distillation systems
Abstract
7.1 Introduction: thermodynamic efficiency in distillation columns
7.2 Why do TCDS save energy? Remixing effect
7.3 Thermally coupled columns
7.4 Design of thermally coupled columns and effect of interconnection mass flows
7.5 Bidirectionality of Petlyuk column: generation of a dividing-wall column
7.6 Implementation in mixtures with four or more components
7.7 Industrial application of thermally coupled and divided wall column configurations
7.8 Conclusions
Problems
References
Chapter 8. Added-value products
Abstract
8.1 What are value-added products?
8.2 Value-added products design formulations
8.3 Integration of product, process, and supply chain design
Problems
References
Section 4: Solar technologies
Chapter 9. Solar thermal energy
Abstract
9.1 Process description
9.2 Solar field
9.3 Thermodynamic cycle
9.4 Cooling systems
9.5 Economics of the renewable electricity
Exercises
References
Chapter 10. Photovoltaic solar energy
Abstract
10.1 Silicon photovoltaic
10.2 Solar cells
10.3 Electricity production
Exercises
References
Section 5: Wind based processes
Chapter 11. Wind energy: collection and transformation
Abstract
11.1 Wind turbines analysis
11.2 Turbines layout and selection
11.3 Electrolysis
11.4 Fuel cells
11.5 Problems
References
Section 6: Geothermal processes
Chapter 12. Geothermal energy
Abstract
12.1 Hot brine
12.2 Power cycle
12.3 Safety issues
Problems
References
Section 7: Water as energy resource
Chapter 13. Water as a resource: renewable energies and technologies for brine revalorization
Abstract
13.1 Overview of resources and applications
13.2 Energy production from water
13.3 Production of chemicals from the sea
Problems
References
Section 8: Integration of resources
Chapter 14. Renewable-based process integration
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Examples of renewable-based integrated systems
14.3 Two-stage stochastic programming
14.4 Clustering methods
Exercises
References
Chapter 15. Energy storage
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Systems for energy storage from the design perspective
15.3 Overview of devices and technologies: considerations for rigorous modeling
15.4 Case study 1: self-storage strategies to take advantage of time-of-use policies
15.5 Case study 2: seizing renewable energy surplus for the production of hydrogen
Problems
References
Solutions
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Appendix A. General nomenclature
Appendix B. Thermodynamic data
B.1 Thermochemistry
B.2 Antoine correlation and phase change
B.3 Steam properties
B.4 Thermodynamic correlations
B.5 Toluene
B.6 Benzene
B.7 Cyclohexane
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