Elsevier Towards Sustainable Chemical Processes: Applications of Sustainability Assessment and Analysis, Design and Optimization, and Hybridization and Modularization

Towards Sustainable Chemical Processes: Applications of Sustainability Assessment and Analysis, Design and Optimization, and Hybridization and Modularization provides a comprehensive framework for sustainability assessment, design, and optimization of chemical engineering processes based on the principles of process system engineering and operations research methods. The book focuses on sustainability science and process system engineering, including mathematical models, industrial ecology, circular economy, energy planning, process integration, and sustainability engineering. The book is an indispensable guide for chemical engineers and researchers focusing on technology and process development, practitioners and consultants in sustainability related areas, and students needing to learn sustainability-related skills. Provides innovative, novel and comprehensive methods and models for sustainability assessment, design and optimization, and synthesis and integration of chemical engineering processes Combines sustainability science with process system engineering Involves mathematical models, industrial ecology, circular economy, energy planning, process integration, and sustainability engineering Includes new case studies related to renewable energy, resource management, process synthesis, and process integration Helps understand methods for energy efficiency improvement, emissions reduction, and social benefits improvement