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<p>Preface xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgements xv</p> <p>Nomenclature xvii</p> <p>1 The Nature of Chemical Process Design and Integration 1</p> <p>2 Process Economics 19</p> <p>3 Optimization 37</p> <p>4 Chemical Reactors I – Reactor Performance 59</p> <p>5 Chemical Reactors II – Reactor Conditions 81</p> <p>6 Chemical Reactors III – Reactor Configuration 107</p> <p>7 Separation of Heterogeneous Mixtures 125</p> <p>8 Separation of Homogeneous Fluid Mixtures I – Distillation 139</p> <p>9 Separation of Homogeneous Fluid Mixtures II – Other Methods 185</p> <p>10 Distillation Sequencing 221</p> <p>11 Distillation Sequencing for Azeotropic Distillation 247</p> <p>12 Heat Exchange 275</p> <p>13 Pumping and Compression 349</p> <p>14 Continuous Process Recycle Structure 377</p> <p>15 Continuous Process Simulation and Optimization 393</p> <p>16 Batch Processes 417</p> <p>17 Heat Exchanger Networks I – Network Targets 457</p> <p>18 Heat Exchanger Networks II – Network Design 501</p> <p>19 Heat Exchanger Networks III – Stream Data 543</p> <p>20 Heat Integration of Reactors 555</p> <p>21 Heat Integration of Distillation 563</p> <p>22 Heat Integration of Evaporators and Dryers 577</p> <p>23 Steam Systems and Cogeneration 583</p> <p>24 Cooling and Refrigeration Systems 647</p> <p>25 Environmental Design for Atmospheric Emissions 687</p> <p>26 Water System Design 721</p> <p>27 Environmental Sustainability in Chemical Production 781</p> <p>28 Process Safety 811</p> <p>Appendix A Physical Properties in Process Design 827</p> <p>Appendix B Materials of Construction 853</p> <p>Appendix C Annualization of Capital Cost 861</p> <p>Appendix D The Maximum Thermal Effectiveness for 1–2 Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers 863</p> <p>Appendix E Expression for the Minimum Number of 1–2 Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers for a Given<br /> Unit 865</p> <p>Appendix F Heat Transfer Coefficient and Pressure Drop in Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers 867</p> <p>Appendix G Gas Compression Theory 875</p> <p>Appendix H Algorithm for the Heat Exchanger Network Area Target 881</p> <p>Index 883</p>

<b>Professor Robin Smith</b> is Head of the Centre for Process Integration at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the United Kingdom. Before joining UMIST he had extensive industrial experience with Rohm & Haas in process investigation and process design, and with ICI in computer-aided design and process integration. He was a member of the ICI Process Integration Team that pioneered the first industrial applications of process integration design methods. Since joining UMIST he has acted extensively as a consultant in process integration projects. He has published widely in the field of chemical process design and integration, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers in the UK and a chartered engineer. In 1992 he was awarded the Hanson Medal of the Institution of Chemical Engineers in the UK for his work on clean process technology.

<p><b>The Concept</b> Chemical processing should form part of a sustainable industrial activity. For chemical processing, this means that processes should use raw materials as efficiently as is economic and practicable, both to prevent the production of waste that can be environmentally harmful and to preserve the reserves of raw materials as much as possible. Processes should use as little energy as economic and practicable, both to prevent the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels and to preserve reserves of fossil fuels. Water must also be consumed in sustainable quantities. Aqueous and atmospheric emissions must not be environmentally harmful, and solid waste to landfill must be avoided. Finally, all aspects of chemical processing must feature good health and safety practice.</p> <p><b>The Book</b> is intended to be a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of chemical engineering, and to be a practical guide for practicing process designers and chemical engineers and applied chemists working in process development.</p> <p><i>Chemical Process Design and Integration</i> deals in detail with the design and integration of chemical processes, emphasizing the conceptual issues. Chemical process design requires the selection of a series of processing steps and their integration to form a complete manufacturing system. The text emphasizes both the design and selection of the steps as individual operations and their integration. The design of utility systems has been dealt with in the text so that the interactions between processes and the utility system and interactions between different processes through the utility system can be exploited to maximize the performance of the site as a whole. <i>Chemical Process Design and Integration</i> offers:</p> <ul> <li>A combination of comprehensive textbook and practical guide</li> <li>A wide range of process technologies</li> <li>Details of the latest process integration design methods</li> <li>Emphasizes sustainable process development</li> <li>A practical guide to clean process technology</li> <li>Comprehensive coverage of the design of energy and water systems Large number of worked examples and class exercises</li> </ul>

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