Biorefineries and chemical processes : design, integration and sustainability analysis / / Jhuma Sadhukhan, Kok Siew Ng, Elias Martinez Hernandez

• Autore: Sadhukhan Jhuma
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (676 p.)
• Disciplina: 662/.88
• Soggetto topico: Biomass - Refining; Biomass chemicals - Technological innovations; Biomass chemicals industry; Biomass energy industries - Environmental aspects
• Classificazione: SCI013000
• Persona (resp. second.): NgKok Siew; HernandezElias Martinez
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Biorefineries and Chemical Processes; Contents; Preface; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Tools; Part III: Process Synthesis and Design; Part IV: Biorefinery Systems; Part V: Interacting Systems of Biorefineries (available on the companion website); Case Studies (available on the companion website); Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Companion Website; Nomenclature; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Fundamentals of the Biorefinery Concept; 1.1.1 Biorefinery Principles; 1.1.2 Biorefinery Types and Development; 1.2 Biorefinery Features and Nomenclature; 1.3 Biorefinery Feedstock: Biomass ; 1.3.1 Chemical Nature of Biorefinery Feedstocks1.3.2 Feedstock Characterization; 1.4 Processes and Platforms; 1.5 Biorefinery Products; 1.6 Optimization of Preprocessing and Fractionation for Bio Based Manufacturing; 1.6.1 Background of Lignin; 1.7 Electrochemistry Application in Biorefineries; 1.8 Introduction to Energy and Water Systems; 1.9 Evaluating Biorefinery Performances; 1.9.1 Performance Indicators; 1.9.2 Life Cycle Analysis; 1.10 Chapters; 1.11 Summary; References; Part II Tools; 2 Economic Analysis; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 General Economic Concepts and Terminology ; 2.2.1 Capital Cost and Battery Limits 2.2.2 Cost Index; 2.2.3 Economies of Scale; 2.2.4 Operating Cost; 2.2.5 Cash Flows; 2.2.6 Time Value of Money; 2.2.7 Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and Net Present Value; 2.2.8 Profitability Analysis; 2.2.9 Learning Effect; 2.3 Methodology; 2.3.1 Capital Cost Estimation; 2.3.2 Profitability Analysis; 2.4 Cost Estimation and Correlation; 2.4.1 Capital Cost; 2.4.2 Operating Cost; 2.5 Summary; 2.6 Exercises; References; 3 Heat Integration and Utility System Design; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Process Integration ; 3.3 Analysis of Heat Exchanger Network Using Pinch Technology3.3.1 Data Extraction; 3.3.2 Construction of Temperature-Enthalpy Profiles; 3.3.3 Application of the Graphical Approach for Energy Recovery; 3.4 Utility System; 3.4.1 Components in Utility System; 3.5 Conceptual Design of Heat Recovery System for Cogeneration; 3.5.1 Conventional Approach; 3.5.2 Heuristic Based Approach; 3.6 Summary; References; 4 Life Cycle Assessment; 4.1 Life Cycle Thinking; 4.2 Policy Context; 4.3 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); 4.4 LCA: Goal and Scope Definition; 4.5 LCA: Inventory Analysis ; 4.6 LCA: Impact Assessment 4.6.1 Global Warming Potential; 4.6.2 Land Use; 4.6.3 Resource Use; 4.6.4 Ozone Layer Depletion; 4.6.5 Acidification Potential; 4.6.6 Photochemical Oxidant Creation Potential; 4.6.7 Aquatic Ecotoxicity; 4.6.8 Eutrophication Potential; 4.6.9 Biodiversity; 4.7 LCA: Interpretation; 4.7.1 Stand-Alone LCA; 4.7.2 Accounting LCA; 4.7.3 Change Oriented LCA; 4.7.4 Allocation Method; 4.8 LCIA Methods; 4.9 Future R&D Needs; References; 5 Data Uncertainty and Multicriteria Analyses; 5.1 Data Uncertainty Analysis; 5.1.1 Dominance Analysis; 5.1.2 Contribution Analysis ; 5.1.3 Scenario Analysis
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book is for educators, postgraduate and final year undergraduate students in chemical engineering, environmental and biochemical engineering and applied science subjects, as well as researchers and practitioners in industry"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Biorefineries and chemical processes
• ISBN: 1-118-69816-9; 1-118-69812-6; 1-118-69813-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809501103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II