Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering

Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering: From Materials Design to Chemical Processing presents the latest on the design of nanoscale materials and their applications in sustainable chemical production processes. The newest achievements of materials science, in particular nanomaterials, opened new opportunities for chemical engineers to design more efficient, safe, compact and environmentally benign processes. These materials include metal-organic frameworks, graphene, membranes, imprinted polymers, polymers of intrinsic microporosity, nanoparticles, and nanofilms, to name a few. Topics discussed include gas separation, CO2 sequestration, continuous processes, waste valorization, catalytic processes, bioengineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing, supercritical CO2 technology, sustainable energy, molecular imprinting, graphene, nature inspired chemical engineering, desalination, and more.- Describes new, efficient and environmentally accepted processes for nanomaterials design- Includes a large array of materials, such as metal-organic frameworks, graphene, imprinted polymers, and more- Explores the contribution of these materials in the development of sustainable chemical processes

1. Challenges and Directions for Green Chemical Engineering - Role of Nanoscale Materials2. Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering: A New Design Methodology for Sustainability3. Manufacturing Nanoporous Materials for Energy-Efficient Separations: Application and Challenges4. Sustainability of One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Fabrication and Industrial Applications5. Porous Materials for Catalysis: Toward Sustainable Synthesis and Applications of Zeolites6. Green Synthesis and Engineering Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks7. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-Derived Porous Carbon Materials for Sustainable Adsorptive Wastewater Treatment8. Toward Sustainable Chemical Processing With Graphene-Based Materials9. Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity and Their Potential in Process Intensification10. Polymer Membranes for Sustainable Gas Separation11. Block Copolymer Membranes12. Imprinted Materials: From Green Chemistry to Sustainable Engineering13. Fundamental Theory and Molecular Design of Thermoresponsive Polymers Expandable to Sustainable and Smart Materials14. Nanostructured Membranes for Enhanced Forward Osmosis and Pressure-Retarded Osmosis15. Sustainable Approaches for Materials Engineering With Supercritical Carbon Dioxide16. Rational Design of Continuous Flow Processes for Synthesis of Functional Molecules17. Systematic MultiObjective Life Cycle Optimization Tools Applied to the Design of Sustainable Chemical Processes