Description
Process intensification (PI) is a chemical and process design approach that leads to substantially smaller, cleaner, safer and more energy-efficient process technology. A hot topic across the chemical and process industries, this is the first book to provide a practical working guide to understanding and developing successful PI solutions that deliver savings and efficiencies. It will appeal to engineers working with leading-edge process technologies and those involved research and development of chemical, process, environmental, pharmaceutical, and bioscience systems.* Shows chemical and process engineers how to apply process intensification to their system, process or operation* A hard-working reference and user guide to the technology AND application of PI, covering fundamentals, industry applications, supplemented by a development and implementation guide* Leading author team, including Professor Colin Ramshaw, developer of the HiGee high-gravity distillation process at ICI, widely credited as the instigator of PI principles
Table of Contents
A Brief History of Process Intensification; Process Intensification ? An Overview; The Mechanisms involved in Process Intensification; Intensified and Compact Heat Exchangers; Heat Exchanger-Reactors and Micro-reactors; The Spinning Disc Reactor; Other Reactor Types; Intensification of Separation Processes; Crystallisation and mixing; Drying; Energy efficiency, carbon reduction and process innovation; Application case studies, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering; Application Case Studies: Oil, Gas and Off-shore processing; Application Case Studies: Process Industries (including metals, glass, food & drink, textiles, paper & board); Application Case Studies: Aerospace; Application Case Studies: The Built Environment, Electronics and Domestic; Application Case Studies:
