Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries: Scientific Principles and Case Studies (Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)

Translating fundamental principles of irreversible thermodynamics into day-to-day engineering concepts, this reference provides the tools to accurately measure process efficiency and sustainability in the power and chemical industries-helping engineers to recognize why losses occur and how they can be reduced utilizing familiar thermodynamic principles. Compares the present industrial society with an emerging metabolic society in which mass production and consumption are in closer harmony with the natural environment. The first book to utilize classic thermodynamic principles for clear understanding, analysis, and optimization of work flows, environmental resources, and driving forces in the chemical and power industries. Unlike Any Other Book On The Topic, Efficiency And Sustainability In The Energy And Chemical Industries Prepares Engineers For The Transition From Fossil-based, Non-sustainable Technologies To Sustainable Low-waste Procedures Using Renewable Energy And Resources...--page [4] Of Cover. Thermodynamics Revisited -- Energy Consumption And Lost Work -- Entropy Generation: Cause And Effect -- Reduction Of Lost Work -- Thermodynamic Analysis Of Processes -- Exergy, A Convenient Concept -- Chemical Exergy -- Simple Applications -- Energy Conversion -- Separations -- Chemical Conversion -- A Note On Life Cycle Analysis -- Process Sustainability -- Sustainable Development -- Efficiency And Sustainability In The Chemical Process Industry -- Solar Energy Conversion -- Biomass Production And Conversion -- Green Chemistry -- Economics, Ecology, And Thermodynamics -- Future Trends. Jakob De Swaan Arons, Hedzer Van Der Kooi, Krishnan Sankaranarayanan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Unlike any other book on the topic, Efficiency and sustainability in the energy and chemical industries prepares engineers for the transition from fossil-based, non-sustainable technologies to sustainable low-waste procedures using renewable energy and resources ..."--Page 4 of cover