Dominic C. Y. Foo & Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi 
Process Intensification and Integration for Sustainable Design [EPUB ebook] 

The book discusses developments in process intensification and integration with a focus on increased sustainability. Drawing from fundamental techniques and recent industrial experiences, the overarching topics of this book are Sustainable Manufacturing, Energy Saving Technologies and Resource Conservation and Pollution Prevention Techniques.

Spis treści

Section 1 – Process Intensification
Shale gas as an option for the production of chemicals and challenges for process intensification
Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of Separation Units to Handle Feedstock Variability in Shale Gas Treatment
Sustainable Design and Model-Based Optimization of Hybrid RO-PRO Desalination Process
Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Ultrathin Polysulfone Membranes for Oxygen-Enriched Combustion
Process Intensification of Membrane-based Systems for Water, Energy and Environment Applications
Design of Internally Heat-Integrated Distillation Column (HIDi C)

Section 2 – Process Integration
Graphical Analysis and Integration of Heat Exchanger Networks with Heat Pumps
Insightful Analysis and Integration of Reactor and Heat Exchanger Network
Fouling Mitigation in Heat Exchanger Network through Process Optimization
Decomposition and Implementation of Large-Scale Interplant Heat Integration
The Synthesis of Combined Heat and Mass Exchange Networks (CHAMENs) with Renewables Considering Environmental Impact
Optimization of Integrated Water and Multi-Regenerator Membrane Systems Involving Multi-Contaminants: A Water-Energy Nexus Aspect
Optimization Strategies for Integrating and Intensifying Housing Complexes
Sustainable Biomass Conversion Process Assessment

O autorze

Ir. Dr. Dominic Foo is a Professor of Process Design and Integration at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, and is the Founding Director for the Centre of Excellence for Green Technologies. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChem E), a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council, a Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM), as well as the past chairman for the Chemical Engineering Technical Division of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). He is a world leading researcher in process integration for resource conservation. He establishes international collaboration with researchers from various countries in the Asia, Europe, American and Africa. Professor Foo is an active author, with four books, more than 120 journal papers and made more than 190 conference presentations, with more than 25 keynote/plenary speeches. He served as International Scientific Committees for many important international conferences (CHISA/PRES, FOCAPD, ESCAPE, PSE, etc.). Professor Foo is the Editor-in-Chief for Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability (Springer), Subject Editor for Trans IChem E Part B (Process Safety & Environmental Protection, Elsevier), editorial board members for Water Conservation Science and Engineering (Springer), and Chemical Engineering Transactions (Italian Association of Chemical Engineering). He is the winners of the Innovator of the Year Award 2009 of IChem E, Young Engineer Award 2010 of IEM, Outstanding Young Malaysian Award 2012 of Junior Chamber International (JCI), as well as the SCEJ (Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan) Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer 2013, Vice-Chancellor?s Achievement Award 2014 (University of Nottingham) and Top Research Scientist Malaysia 2016 (Academy of Science Malaysia).
Dr. Mahmoud El-Halwagi is the Mc Ferrin Professor at Artie Mc Ferrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University and the Managing Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station?s Gas and Fuel Research Center. Dr. El-Halwagi?s main areas of expertise are process integration, synthesis, design, operation, and optimization. Specifically, Dr. El-Halwagi?s research focuses on sustainable design. In addition to the theoretical foundations he helped lay down in these areas, he has been active in education, technology transfer, and industrial applications. He has served as a consultant to a wide variety of chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, gas processing, pharmaceutical and metal finishing industries. He is the coauthor of more than 250 papers and book chapters, the co-editor of five books, and the author of three textbooks. Dr. El-Halwagi is the recipient of several awards including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Sustainable Engineering Forum (AICh E SEF) Research Excellence Award, the National Science Foundation’s National Young Investigator Award, the Lockheed Martin Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award, the Celanese Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Fluor Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. El-Halwagi received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles and his M.S. and B.S. from Cairo University.