Process Intensification

Process intensification (PI) is a chemical and process design approach that leads to substantially smaller, cleaner, safer and more energy-efficient process technology. A hot topic across the chemical and process industries, this is the first book to provide a practical working guide to understanding and developing successful PI solutions that deliver savings and efficiencies. It will appeal to engineers working with leading-edge process technologies and those involved research and development of chemical, process, environmental, pharmaceutical, and bioscience systems.* Shows chemical and process engineers how to apply process intensification to their system, process or operation* A hard-working reference and user guide to the technology AND application of PI, covering fundamentals, industry applications, supplemented by a development and implementation guide* Leading author team, including Professor Colin Ramshaw, developer of the HiGee high-gravity distillation process at ICI, widely credited as the instigator of PI principles

Professor Reay manages David Reay & Associates, UK, and he is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Emeritus Professor at Newcastle University, and Honorary Professor Brunel University London, UK. His main research interests are compact heat exchangers, process intensification, and heat pumps. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Thermal Science and Engineering Progress and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Thermofluids, both are published by Elsevier. Prof. Reay is the Author/Co-author of eight other books.Colin Ramshaw conceived and developed the concept of Process Intensification in the 1980's while working for ICI. He pioneered further aspects of PI after being appointed to the Chair of Chemical Engineering at Newcastle University. He is now a Visiting Professor at Cranfield University

A Brief History of Process Intensification; Process Intensification ? An Overview; The Mechanisms involved in Process Intensification; Intensified and Compact Heat Exchangers; Heat Exchanger-Reactors and Micro-reactors; The Spinning Disc Reactor; Other Reactor Types; Intensification of Separation Processes; Crystallisation and mixing; Drying; Energy efficiency, carbon reduction and process innovation; Application case studies, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering; Application Case Studies: Oil, Gas and Off-shore processing; Application Case Studies: Process Industries (including metals, glass, food & drink, textiles, paper & board); Application Case Studies: Aerospace; Application Case Studies: The Built Environment, Electronics and Domestic; Application Case Studies: