Recent Advances In Sustainable Process Design And Optimization (With Cd-rom)

Recent Advances In Sustainable Process Design And Optimization (With Cd-rom)
Author: Mahmoud M El-halwagi
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 831
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9814468061

This book is a compilation of the various recently developed techniques emphasizing better chemical processes and products, with state-of-the-art contributions by world-renowned leaders in process design and optimization. It covers various areas such as grass-roots design, retrofitting, continuous and batch processing, energy efficiency, separations, and pollution prevention, striking a balance between fundamental techniques and applications. The book also contains industrial applications and will serve as a good compilation of recent industrial experience for which the process design and optimization techniques were applied to enhance sustainability. Academic researchers and industrial practitioners will find this book useful as a review of systematic approaches and best practices in sustainable design and optimization of industrial processes. The book is accompanied by some electronic supplements (i.e., models and programs) for selected chapters.

Sustainability

Sustainability
Author: David Wasieleski
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2020-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1838673733

Volume Four focuses on research drawn from work grounded in “Sustainability.” Scholars known in this discipline contribute to a 360-degree evaluation of the theory, including cross-discipline research, empirical explorations, cross-cultural studies, literature critiques, and meta-analysis projects.

Product and Process Design

Product and Process Design
Author: Jan Harmsen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2024-05-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 311078212X

"Product and process design - driving sustainable innovation" is the 2nd edition of a comprehensive textbook for product and process design courses at BSc, MSc, EngD, and PhD level. It covers both heuristics based design methods as well as systems engineering approaches. It contains specific methods to co-design products and processes, so that both designs are better than when these designs are made separately. This integrated combination makes the book unique. For making designs that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations specific methods are provided for the People, Planet, and Prosperity dimensions. This second edition of the book includes examples and exercises for each design method, which makes it very suitable for teaching purposes. The book is furthermore of interest to industrial process and product developers for many industry branches as it provides methods for design, modelling, and experimental validation for each innovation stage. It is also very useful for R&D managers as it provides guidelines for essential activities in each innovation stage (discovery, concept, feasibility, development, detailed engineering), leading to successful implementations of new processes and new products.

Recent Advances in Technology Research and Education

Recent Advances in Technology Research and Education
Author: Dumitru Luca
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319674595

This book presents selected contributions to the 16th International Conference on Global Research and Education Inter-Academia 2017 hosted by Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania from 25 to 28 September 2017. It is the third volume in the series, following the editions from 2015 and 2016. Fundamental and applied research in natural sciences have led to crucial developments in the ongoing 4th global industrial revolution, in the course of which information technology has become deeply embedded in industrial management, research and innovation – and just as deeply in education and everyday life. Materials science and nanotechnology, plasma and solid state physics, photonics, electrical and electronic engineering, robotics and metrology, signal processing, e-learning, intelligent and soft computing have long since been central research priorities for the Inter-Academia Community (I-AC) – a body comprising 14 universities and research institutes from Japan and Central/East-European countries that agreed, in 2002, to coordinate their research and education programs so as to better address today’s challenges. The book is intended for use in academic, government, and industrial R&D departments as a reference tool in research and technology education. The 42 peer-reviewed papers were written by more than 119 leading scientists from 14 countries, most of them affiliated to the I-AC.

Recent Advances in Hybrid and Electric Automotive Technologies

Recent Advances in Hybrid and Electric Automotive Technologies
Author: V. Krishna
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811920915

This book presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Electric Automotive Technologies 2021 (HEAT 2021). It cover recent innovations in electric and hybrid-electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. Various topics covered in this volume are batteries, battery cooling methodologies, use of nano-coolants, electrified powertrain systems and components, hybridisation infrastructure, energy storage, and many other topics of importance to the industry. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the areas of automobile and vehicle engineering.

Sustainable Engineering

Sustainable Engineering
Author: Yasar Demirel
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2023-08-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1000954471

Sustainable engineering is of great importance for resilient and agile technology and society. This book balances economics, environment, and societal elements of sustainable engineering by integrating process intensification, energy analysis, and artificial intelligence to reduce production costs, improve the use of material and energy, product quality, safety, societal well-being, and water usage. The book provides comprehensive discussion of topics on process intensification, energy analysis, and artificial intelligence that include optimization, energy integration, green engineering, pinch analysis, exergy analysis, feasibility analysis, life cycle assessment, circular economy, bioeconomy, data processing, machine learning, expert systems, digital twins, and self-optimized plants for sustainable engineering.

Product-Driven Process Design

Product-Driven Process Design
Author: Edwin Zondervan
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2023-09-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3111014959

Product-driven process design – from molecule to enterprise provides process engineers and process engineering students with access to a modern and stimulating methodology to process and product design. Throughout the book the links between product design and process design become evident while the reader is guided step-by-step through the different stages of the intertwining product and process design activities. Both molecular and enterprise-wide considerations in design are introduced and addressed in detail. Several examples and case studies in emerging areas such as bio- and food-systems, pharmaceuticals and energy are discussed and presented. This book is an excellent guide and companion for undergraduate, graduate students as well as professional practitioners.

Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value

Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value
Author: Robert P. Sroufe
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-08-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631578529

Sustainability is changing and changing rapidly. It is becoming more widespread as companies and customers uncover its power, attractiveness, and sustainability, as well as receiving more attention in the press. Support for sustainability lies within new tools, frameworks, and approaches. The authors capture these and other developments in this second volume of Developing Sustainable Supply Chains. In the first volume, the authors assess major management opportunities; this second volume focuses on implementation; when combined the result is a complete, action-oriented treatment of sustainability. Written by two of the leading academic researchers in this area, this series introduces the reader, whether a student, manager, or experienced sustainability advocate, to the various tools, frameworks, and approaches that work.

Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors

Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors
Author: Sheila Devasahayam
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 746
Release: 2016-09-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1315352826

Sustainable practices within the mining and energy sectors are assuming greater significance due to uncertainty and change within the global economy and safety, security, and health concerns. This book examines sustainability issues facing the mining and energy sectors by addressing six major themes: Mining and Mineral Processing; Metallurgy and Recycling; Environment; Energy; Socioeconomic and Regulatory; and Sustainable Materials and Fleets. Emphasizing an integrated transdisciplinary approach, it deliberates on optimizing mining productivity and energy efficiency and discusses integrated waste management practices. It discusses risk management, cost cutting, and integration of sustainable practices for long-term business value. It gives a comprehensive outlook for sustainable mineral futures from academic and industry perspectives covering mine to mill optimization, waste, risk and water management, improved efficiencies in mining tools and equipment, and performance indicators for sustainable developments. It covers how innovation and research underpin management of natural resources including sustainable carbon management. •Focuses on mining and mineral processing, metallurgy and recycling, the environment, energy, socioeconomic and regulatory issues, and sustainable materials and fleets. •Describes metallurgy and recycling and uses economic, environmental and social parameter analyses to identify areas for improvement in iron, steel, aluminium, lead, zinc, copper, and gold production. •Discusses current research on mining, performance indicators for sustainable development, sustainability in mining equipment, risk and safety management, and renewable energy resources •Covers alternative and conventional energy sources for the mineral sector as well water treatment and remediation and energy sustainability in mining. •Provides an overview of sustainable carbon management. •Offers an interdisciplinary approach with international focus.