Nanofluids and Mass Transfer

In the recent decades, efficiency enhancement of refineries and chemical plants has been become a focus of research and development groups. Use of nanofluids in absorption, regeneration, liquid-liquid extraction and membrane processes can lead to mass transfer and heat transfer enhancement in processes which results in an increased efficiency in all these processes. Nanofluids and Mass Transfer introduces the role of nanofluids in improving mass transfer phenomena and expressing their characteristics and properties. The book also covers the theory and modelling procedures in details and finally illustrates various applications of Nanofluids in mass transfer enhancement in various processes such as absorption, regeneration, liquid-liquid extraction and membrane processes and how can nanofluids increase mass transfer in processes.
- Introduces specifications of nanofluids and mechanisms of mass transfer enhancement by nanofluids in various mass transfer processes
- Discusses mass transfer enhancement in various mass transfer processes such as: absorption, regeneration, liquid-liquid extraction and membrane processes
- Offers modelling mass transfer and flow in nanofluids
- Challenges industrialization and scale up of nanofluids

Section 1: Mass transfer basics of nanofluids1. Introduction to nanofluids, challenges and opportunities2. Synthesis, preparation and characterization of nanofluids3. Thermodynamic properties of nanofluids4. Mass transfer mechanisms in nanofluids5. Effect of nanofluids in solubility enhancement6. Binary nanofluids and mass transfer mechanism7. Magnetic nanofluids and mass transfer mechanism8. Conjugate heat and mass transfer in nanofluids9. Bio-nanofluids and mass transfer characteristics Section 2: Mass transfer modelling and simulation of nanofluids10. Mass transfer modelling in nanofluids: Theoretical basics and model development11. Mass transfer modelling in nanofluids: Numerical approaches and challenges12. Modelling and prediction of mass transfer coefficient in nanofluids13. CFD simulation of nanofluids flow dynamics including mass transfer Section 3: Applications of nanofluids as mass transfer enhancers14. Mass transfer enhancement in liquid-liquid extraction process by nanofluids15. Increasing mass transfer in absorption and regeneration processes via nanofluids16. Mass transfer enhancement by nanofluids in membrane systems17. Mass transfer improvement in hydrate formation processes by nanofluids18. Mass transfer enhancement in solar stills by nanofluids19. Application of nanofluids in drug delivery and disease treatment20. Industrialization of nanofluidic based processes: economic aspects and environmental challenges