Process Intensification - 9780080983042

Process intensification is a process design philosophy that improves process flexibility, product quality, speed to market and inherent safety, with a reduced environmental footprint. For example, using high gravity fields to separate liquids (an early PI development) has made possible the height reduction of distillation columns from 75m to four of five meters. This is the first book to provide a practical working guide to understanding PI and developing successful PI solutions and applications in chemical process, civil, environmental, energy, pharmaceutical, biological and biochemical systems. It will be of value to audiences looking to take current technologies into new areas as well as those looking to further its use in the chemical engineering sector.

• No other comprehensive reference is available on this hot topic or offers the practical tools to reach out to a wide base of professional and academic engineers who are engaged in systematically addressing efficiency of chemical reaction engineering in a cost-effective manner.
• Covers hot and high growth topics, including emission prevention, sustainable design, and pinch analysis
• World class authors: Colin Ramshaw pioneered PI at ICI and is widely credited as the father of the technology.