Sankaranarayanan K., Van Der Kooi H. Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries: Scientific Principles and Case Studies

CRC Press; 2 edition. 2010. — 393 p.
Using classic thermodynamic principles as the point of departure, this new edition of a popular resource supplies the understanding and tools required to measure process efficiency and sustainability with much improved accuracy. Exploring the driving forces in the chemical and power industries, Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries: Scientific Principles and Case Studies, Second Edition investigates why losses occur and explains how to reduce such losses.
Numerous case studies, examples, and problems illustrate the thermodynamic analysis of process performance to explain how to effectively analyze and optimize work flows and environmental resources. The authors compare the present industrial society with an emerging one in which mass production and consumption are in harmony with the natural environment through closure of material cycles. In this second edition, the book’s structure of Basics, Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes, Case Studies, and Sustainability has been unaffected, but a few additions have been made.
New and updated information includes:
A new chapter dedicated to the increasing levels of CO2 emissions, with special attention to the removal and storage of CO2
A new chapter on the rapidly emerging hydrogen economy
An extended chapter on lifecycle analysis that examines the fate of the quality of energy during the lifecycle
Increased focus on integrating the environment into the thermodynamic analysis of the systems or processes considered
New problem sets and exercisesComplete with the keys to a quantification of process efficiency and sustainability, this cutting-edge resource is the ideal guide for those engaged in the transition from fossil-based fuels to renewable and sustainable energy sources using low-waste procedures.Contents
Basics
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
Case Studies
Energy Conversion
Separations
Chemical Conversion
A Note on Life Cycle Analysis
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Efficiency and Sustainability in the Chemical Process Industry
CO₂ Capture and Sequestration
Sense and Nonsense of Green Chemistry and Biofuels
Solar Energy Conversion
Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future?
Future Trends
Epilogue
Problems