3rd Edition
Efficiency and Sustainability in the Energy and Chemical Industries Scientific Principles and Case Studies
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Thermodynamics Revisited
Chapter 3 Energy “Consumption” and Lost Work
Chapter 4 Entropy Generation: Cause and Effect
Chapter 5 Reduction of Lost Work
PART II Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes
Chapter 6 Exergy, a Convenient Concept
Chapter 7 Chemical Exergy
Chapter 8 Simple Applications
PART III Case Studies
Chapter 9 Energy Conversion
Chapter 10 Separations
Chapter 11 Chemical Conversion
Chapter 12 A Note on Life Cycle Analysis
PART IV Sustainability
Chapter 13 Sustainable Development
Chapter 14 Efciency and Sustainability in the Chemical Process Industry
Chapter 15 Plastics Recycling
Chapter 16 Project Economics, Taxes, and Subsidies for Sustainability
Chapter 17 Low Carbon
Chapter 18 A Changing Energy Mix
Chapter 19 CO 2 Capture and Sequestration
Chapter 20 Sense and Nonsense of Green Chemistry and Biofuels
Chapter 21 Solar Energy Conversion
Chapter 22 Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future?
Chapter 23 Future Trends
Biography
Krishnan Sankaranarayanan received his MSc at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands and his PhD at Princeton University, New Jersey. At Delft, he did an extensive study of the energy efficiency of the polyolefin industry, for which activity DSM acted as host. After 12 years at ExxonMobil he joined SABIC where he worked on a variety of technology developments, circular economy, and energy transition. He is currently leading Digital Transformation for the technology organization and is based in Houston, Texas.
