ABSTRACT

Using classic thermodynamic principles as the point of departure, this new edition of a popular resource supplies the understanding and tools required to measure process efficiency and sustainability with much improved accuracy. Exploring the driving forces in the chemical and power industries, Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemic

part |2 pages

Part I: Basics

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Thermodynamics Revisited

chapter 3|10 pages

Energy “Consumption” and Lost Work

chapter 4|14 pages

Entropy Generation: Cause and Effect

chapter 5|14 pages

Reduction of Lost Work

part |2 pages

Part II: Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes

chapter 6|20 pages

Exergy, a Convenient Concept

chapter 7|10 pages

Chemical Exergy

chapter 8|14 pages

Simple Applications

part |2 pages

Part III Case Studies

chapter 9|32 pages

Energy Conversion

chapter 10|22 pages

Separations

chapter 11|20 pages

Chemical Conversion

chapter 12|10 pages

A Note on Life Cycle Analysis

part |2 pages

Part IV Sustainability

chapter 13|44 pages

Sustainable Development

chapter 15|14 pages

CO2 Capture and Sequestration

chapter 17|22 pages

Solar Energy Conversion

chapter 18|16 pages

Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future?

chapter 19|10 pages

Future Trends

part |2 pages

Epilogue

chapter |10 pages

Problems