The engineering profession is at a critical juncture that requires reforming engineering

education. The supply of engineers is declining whereas the nature of the demand is
changing. Formulating a response to these challenges demands the adoption of new
and innovative tools and methods for promoting the expansion of the community while
supporting these evolving requirements. Initiatives to entice and retain students are
being employed to support growth objectives. Modern technologies are reshaping
reform efforts. This book discusses the state of affairs in the field of engineering
education and presents practical steps for addressing the challenges in order to march
toward a brighter future.

Engineers often find themselves tasked with the difficult challenge of developing
a design that is both technically and economically feasible. A sharply focused,
how-to book, Engineering Economics and Economic Design for Process
Engineers provides the tools and methods to resolve design and economic
issues. It helps you integrate technical and economic decision making, creating
more profit and growth for your organization. The book puts methods that are
simple, fast, and inexpensive within easy reach.

Author Thane Brown sets the stage by explaining the engineer’s role in the
creation of economically feasible projects. He discusses the basic economics of
projects — how they are funded, what kinds of investments they require, how
revenues, expenses, profits, and risks are interrelated, and how cash flows into
and out of a company. In the engineering economics section of the book, Brown
covers topics such as present and future values, annuities, interest rates,
inflation, and inflation indices. He details how to create order-of-magnitude and
study grade estimates for the investments in a project and how to make study
grade production cost estimates.

Against this backdrop, Brown explores a unique scheme for producing an

Economic Design. He demonstrates how using the Economic Design Model
brings increased economic thinking and rigor into the early parts of design, the
time in a project’s life when its cost structure is being set and when the
engineer’s impact on profit is greatest. The model emphasizes three powerful
new tools that help you create a comprehensive design option list. When the
model is used early in a project, it can drastically lower both capital and
production costs.

The book’s uniquely industrial focus presents topics as they would happen in a
real work situation. It shows you how to combine technical and economic
decision making to create economically optimum designs and increase your
impact on profit and growth, and, therefore, your importance to your
organization. Using these time-tested techniques, you can design processes
that cost less to build and operate, and improve your company’s profit.

The world faces significant challenges as population and consumption continue

to grow while nonrenewable fossil fuels and other raw materials are depleted at
ever-increasing rates. This volume takes a technical approach that addresses
these issues using green design and analysis. It brings together innovative
research, new concepts, and novel developments in the application of new tools
for chemical and materials engineers. It is an immensely research-oriented,
comprehensive, and practical work that focuses on the use of applied concepts
to enhance productivity and sustainability in chemical engineering. It contains
significant research that reports on new methodologies and important
applications in the fields of chemical engineering as well as the latest coverage
of chemical databases. Highlighting theoretical foundations, real-world cases,
and future directions, the volume covers a diverse collection of the newest
innovations in the field, including new research on atomic/nuclear physics, the
barometric formula, amino acids in aqueous solutions, bioremediation and
biotechnology, and more.

While chemical products are useful in their own right—they address the
demands and needs of the masses—they also drain our natural resources and
generate unwanted pollution. Green Chemical Engineering: An Introduction
to Catalysis, Kinetics, and Chemical Processes encourages minimized use
of non-renewable natural resources and fosters maximized pollution prevention.
This text stresses the importance of developing processes that are
environmentally friendly and incorporate the role of green chemistry and
reaction engineering in designing these processes.

Focused on practical application rather than theory, the book integrates

chemical reaction engineering and green chemical engineering, and is divided
into two sections. The first half of the book covers the basic principles of
chemical reaction engineering and reactor design, while the second half of the
book explores topics on green reactors, green catalysis, and green processes.
The authors mix in elaborate illustrations along with important developments,
practical applications, and recent case studies. They also include numerous
exercises, examples, and problems covering the various concepts of reaction
engineering addressed in this book, and provide MATLAB® software used for
developing computer codes and solving a number of reaction engineering
problems.

Consisting of six chapters organized into two sections, this text:

 Covers the basic principles of chemical kinetics and catalysis

 Gives a brief introduction to classification and the various types of
chemical reactors
 Discusses in detail the differential and integral methods of analysis of
rate equations for different types of reactions
 Presents the development of rate equations for solid catalyzed reactions
and enzyme catalyzed biochemical reactions
 Explains methods for estimation of kinetic parameters from batch reactor
data
 Details topics on homogeneous reactors
 Includes graphical procedures for the design of multiple reactors
 Contains topics on heterogeneous reactors including catalytic and non-
catalytic reactors
  Reviews various models for non-catalytic gas–solid and gas–liquid
reactions
 Introduces global rate equations and explicit design equations for a
variety of non-catalytic reactors
 Gives an overview of novel green reactors and the application of CFD
technique in the modeling of green reactors
 Offers detailed discussions of a number of novel reactors
 Provides a brief introduction to CFD and the application of CFD
 Highlights the development of a green catalytic process and the
application of a green catalyst in the treatment of industrial effluent

Comprehensive and thorough in its coverage, Green Chemical

Engineering: An Introduction to Catalysis, Kinetics, and Chemical
Processes explains the basic concepts of green engineering and reactor
design fundamentals, and provides key knowledge for students at technical
universities and professionals already working in the industry.

Plant-Based Functional Foods and Phytochemicals: From Traditional

Knowledge to Present Innovation covers the importance of the therapeutic
health benefits of phytochemicals derived from plants. It discusses the isolation
of potential bioactive molecules from plant sources along with their value to
human health. It focuses on physical characteristics, uniqueness, uses,
distribution, traditional and nutritional importance, bioactivities, and future trends
of different plant-based foods and food products. Functional foods, beyond
providing basic nutrition, may offer a potentially positive effect on health and
cures for various disease conditions, such as metabolic disorders (including
diabetes), cancer, and chronic inflammatory reactions. The volume looks at
these natural products and their bioactive compounds that are increasingly
utilized in preventive and therapeutic medications and in the production of
pharmaceutical supplements and as food additives to increase functionality. It
also describes the concept of extraction of bioactive molecules from plant
sources, both conventional and modern extraction techniques, available
sources, biochemistry, structural composition, and potential biological activities.

Fruits and vegetables produce a hefty amount of wastes that contribute to grave
nutritional loss, negative economic impact, and environmental pollution. These wastes
have enormous potential for composting, producing novel efficient, and eco-friendly
products. Several research studies have been conducted for extraction, isolation, and
characterization techniques of several bioactive compounds from these wastes,
through conventional extraction, microwave-supported extraction, supercritical fluid-
enhanced extraction, ultrasound-assisted, high hydrostatic pressure extraction, pulsed
electric field extraction, and enzyme-assisted extraction. In this chapter, the extraction,
and application of bioactive and functional compounds from fruit (pineapple,
pomegranate, mango, grape, banana, apple, and citrus fruit) wastes are discussed.

The development and implementation of a new chemical process involves much

more than chemistry, materials, and equipment. It is a very complex endeavor
and its success depends on the effective interactions and organization of
professionals in many different positions - scientists, chemical engineers,
managers, attorneys, economists, and specialists. Developing An Industrial
Chemical Process: An Integrated Approach is the first professional reference to
examine the actual process development practices of industrial corporations,
research organizations, engineering companies and universities. Backed by 45
years of experience within R&D, design, and management positions in various
countries, the author presents his know-how for better and faster results and
fewer start-up problems. While most books on chemical processes concentrate
only on the scientific/technical aspect, this book also deals with the range of
people and "real life" issues involved.

Developing An Industrial Chemical Process serves as a "how to" guide for the
effective management of process development procedures. The issues start
with the "why" and "how" concerns of the executives and project managers and
proceed with the actual implementation by professionals, each in his/her
particular role. The author addresses the working organization and the different
activities involved in a process development program, including the
implementation, design, construction and start-up of a new plant. Finally, each
chapter provides a short summary of the key issues along with suggestions for
further reading. This book can help you handle the problems normally
associated with the development and implementation of a new process and
reduce the time and resources that you and your organization spend on this
critical activity.

Engineering the physical, chemical, and energy properties of lignocellulosic

biomass is important to produce high-quality consistent feedstocks with reduced
variability for biofuels production. The emphasis of this book will be the
beneficial impacts that mechanical, chemical, and thermal preprocessing
methods can have on lignocellulosic biomass quality attributes or specifications
for solid and liquid biofuels and biopower production technologies.
"Preprocessing" refers to treatments that can occur at a distance from
conversion and result in an intermediate with added value, with improved
conversion performance and efficiency.

This book explores the effects of mechanical, chemical, and thermal

preprocessing methods on lignocellulosic biomass physical properties and
chemical composition and their suitability for biofuels production. For example,
biomass mechanical preprocessing methods like size reduction (which impacts
the particle size and distribution) and densification (density and size and shape)
are important for feedstocks to meet the quality requirements for both
biochemical and thermochemical conversion methods like enzymatic
conversion, gasification, and pyrolysis process. Thermal preprocessing
methods like drying, deep drying, torrefaction, steam explosion, hydrothermal
carbonization, and hydrothermal liquefaction effect feedstock's proximate,
ultimate and energy property, making biomass suitable for both solid and liquid
fuel production. Chemical preprocessing which includes washing, leaching,
acid, alkali, and ammonia fiber explosion that can enable biochemical
composition, such as modification of lignin and hemicellulose, and impacts the
enzymatic conversion application for liquid fuels production. This book also
explores the integration of these preprocessing technologies to achieve desired
lignocellulosic biomass quality attributes for biofuels production.
In today’s hyper-competitive, global marketplace, a manufacturing company
needs a competitive edge if it is to survive and grow. That edge could be
anything from superior manufacturing technology to innovative product design;
from patent protection to solid, well-established customer relationships. One
competitive edge available to all manufacturers, but realized by only a few, is
the ability to accurately measure, control, and optimize costs throughout a
product’s entire life cycle. The lack of a methodology to engineer cost
optimization into every product makes attaining and maintaining profitability all
that the more difficult.

Cost Engineering provides a means for a manufacturer to achieve and sustain

profitability by designing and manufacturing products to specific cost
requirements. It incorporates a variety of proven methodologies including cost
estimating, cost control, and cost optimization.

Features:

¿ Describes the components and organization of an effective cost optimization

process

¿ Provides detailed explanations of cost estimating techniques for many of the

most common manufacturing processes

¿ Explains the selection and use of appropriate cost allocation methods

¿ Presents the fundamentals of cost-based negotiation

¿ Includes both proper and improper executions of cost engineering principles

The details presented in this book are important to design engineers,

manufacturing engineers, buyers, accountants, cost estimators, cost
optimization specialists, and their managers and provides CEOs, COOs,
general managers, product line managers, and plant managers with guidance
on improving and sustaining profitability.

The  rapid growth of industries has resulted in the generation of high volume of
solid and liquid waste. Today, there is a need of Clean and Green technology
for the sustainable waste management. Biochemical and Environmental
Bioprocessing: Challenges and Developments explore the State-of-art green
technologies to manage the waste and to recover value added products.
Microbes play an important role in the bioremediation. Bioprocess engineering
an interdisciplinary connects the Science and Technology. The bioconversion
and bioremediation is essentially required for the management of various
hazardous substances in the environment. This book will give an intensive
knowledge on the application of Biochemical and Bioprocess technologies for
the eco-friendly management of pollution.
This book serves as a fundamental to the students, researchers, academicians
and Engineers working in the area of Environmental Bioremediation and in the
exploration of various bioproducts from waste.

Features

 Reviews various biological methods for the treatment of effluents from

Industries by using biomass and biopolymers.
 Highlights the applications of various bioreactors like Anaerobic
Sequential Batch Reactor, Continuously stirred anaerobic digester, Up-
flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, Fluidized and expanded bed
reactors.
 Presents the cultivation of algae in Open Pond, Closed loop System, and
Photo-bioreactors for bioenergy production.
 Discusses the intensified and integrated biorefinery approach by
Microwave Irradiation, Pyrolysis, Acoustic cavitation, Hydrodynamic
cavitation, Electron beam irradiation, High pressure Autoclave reactor,
Steam explosion and photochemical oxidation.
 Outlines the usage of microbial fuel cell (MFC) for the production
bioelectricity generation in different modules Tubular MFC, Stacked
MFC, Separate electrode modules
 Cutting edge research of synthesis of biogenic nanoparticles and
Pigments by green route for the health care and environment
management.

Sustainable Engineering: Principles and Implementation provides a

comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability as it applies to
engineering and methods for implementation of sustainable practices. Due to
increasing constraints on resources and on the environment and effects of climate
change, engineers are being faced with new challenges. While it is generally believed
that the concepts of sustainable design must be adhered to so that future generations
may be protected, the execution and practice of these concepts are very difficult. It is
therefore the focus of this book to give both a conceptual understanding as well as
practical skills to apply sustainable engineering principles to engineering design.
This book introduces relevant theory, principles, and ethical expectations for engineers,
presents concepts related to industrial ecology, green engineering, and eco-design,
and details frameworks that indicate the challenges and constraints of applying
sustainable development principles. It describes the tools, protocols, and guidelines
that are currently available through case studies and examples from around the world.
The book is designed to be used by undergraduate and graduate students in any
engineering program (with particular emphasis on civil, environmental and chemical
engineering) and other programs in which sustainability is taught, in addition to
practicing scientists and engineers and all others concerned with the sustainability of
products, projects and processes.

Design for Sustainability is a practical approach to design which focuses on the

challenges and issues faced by those designing consumer products in the 21st
Century. It is written from a design perspective and aimed at both professional and
student industrial and product designers, and those involved in managing design. The
book begins by summarising the historical and current issues of the environmental
debate in the context of sustainable product development, highlighting the benefits
gained from considering the impact on the environment and issues of sustainability
when designing. The authors answer the questions: What is sustainable product
development and why is it important? What are the main drivers of sustainable product
development? They explain how design can help to control human impact on the
environment by not only minimising pollution, waste, energy use and use of scarce
resources, but also by thinking outside the box to create systems and services that can
reduce the number of products manufactured. The aim is to put sustainable
development within a commercial context and introduce a new focus for design. Design
for Sustainability outlines and assesses the methods, tools and techniques available to
designers, both for design innovation and design improvement. A wide range of case
studies are presented across a number of product sectors including electrical goods, IT
and furniture. Initially they demonstrate product improvement and redesign, examples
include those that reduce waste, pollution and energy consumption, designing for
recycling and reuse of parts. Further examples are then provided exemplifying the
more radical approach of system and service design. The final section takes the reader
through a whole sustainable design project from start to finish, from brief to
manufacture. References and sources of information are also included.