Green Chemical Engineering

Includes bibliographic references and index .

Handbook of Green Chemistry: Green Chemical Engineering; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Chemical Engineering Science and Green Chemistry
The Challenge of Sustainability; 1.1 Sustainability Challenge for the Chemical Industry; 1.2 From Green to Sustainable Chemistry; 1.3 Chemical Engineering Science for Sustainability; 1.4 Trends in Chemical Engineering Science; 1.5 Topics Covered in This Book; Acknowledgment; References; Part One: Molecular Engineering of Materials, Reactions, and Processes. Chapter 2: Recent Advances in the Molecular Engineering of Solvents for Reactions2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Solvent Effects on Reactions; 2.3 Design or Selection of Solvents for Chemical Reactions; 2.3.1 Model-Based Screening Methods; 2.3.2 Generate-and-Test Methods; 2.3.3 Optimization-Based Methods; 2.3.4 Discussion; 2.4 A Case Study; 2.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Hierarchically Structured Pt and Non-Pt-Based Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Pure Hollow Pt Nanoparticles; 3.3 Hollow Pt Metal Alloys; 3.3.1 PtAu; 3.3.2 PtAg; 3.3.3 PtCo; 3.3.4 PtNi. 3.3.5 PtRu3.3.6 PtPd; 3.3.7 PtCu; 3.4 Non-Pt Alloy Nanostructures; 3.5 Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4: New Frontiers in Biocatalysis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Recent Advances in Biocatalysis; 4.3 Biocatalytic Retrosynthesis; 4.4 Process-Driven Protein Engineering; 4.5 Process Developments; 4.5.1 Continuous Processes; 4.5.2 Kinetic Analysis; 4.6 Future Perspectives; References; Part Two: Innovations in Design, Unit Operations, and Manufacturing; Chapter 5: Conceptual Process Design and Process Optimization; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mathematical Background. 5.2.1 System of Nonlinear Equations5.2.2 Nonlinear Programming (NLP); 5.2.3 Mixed Integer Programming; 5.3 Synthesis; 5.3.1 Reactor Networks; 5.3.2 Separation Systems; 5.3.3 Overall Flowsheets; 5.4 Superstructure-Based Techniques; 5.4.1 Heat Exchange Networks; 5.4.2 Process Flowsheet Optimization; 5.5 Integrated Process Design, Operation, and Control; 5.6 Water and Energy Processes; 5.7 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 6: Development of Novel Multiphase Microreactors: Recent Developments and Future Challenges; 6.1 Principles and Features. 6.1.1 Continuous Phase Multiphase Microreactors6.1.1.1 Falling Film Microreactor; 6.1.1.2 Mesh Contactor; 6.1.2 Dispersed Phase Multiphase Microreactors; 6.1.2.1 Segmented Flow Microreactors; 6.1.2.2 Microstructured Packed Beds; 6.1.2.3 Prestructured Microreactors; 6.1.2.4 Foam Microreactors; 6.1.2.5 Microreactors with Fibrous Internal Structures; 6.2 Experimental Practice; 6.2.1 Flow Regimes; 6.2.1.1 Capillary Microreactors; 6.2.1.2 Structured Packed Beds; 6.2.2 Dispersion and Holdup in Microstructured Packed Bed Reactors; 6.2.2.1 Liquid Holdup; 6.2.2.2 Hydrodynamic Dispersion