Chemical Process Simplification

Improving Productivity and Sustainability

Girish K. Malhotra (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2010
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-48754-9 (ISBN)

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While emphasizing conservation and sustainable strategies, this book provides steps to improve the manufacturing technologies used in creating products. By simplifying the chemistry, process development, manufacturing practices and processes, the book provides a structured approach to producing quality products with little waste, making the process not only efficient but environmentally friendly. Illustrated with case studies, this is an essential resource for chemical engineers, chemists, plant engineers, and operating personnel in any chemical related businesses.

Girish Malhotra is currently the President of EPCOT International, a privately held consulting firm that improves manufacturing efficiencies in a wide range of businesses, from fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals toresins and coatings. His methods have increased efficiency and reduced costs at numerous companies. He has published many articles in a wide range of publications including Chemical Processing, Pharmaceutical Processing, and Chemical Engineering Progress, and has been extensively quoted in Chemical Week.

Preface xiii 1 Process Simplification: Basic Guidelines 1

2 Process Solutions 9

3 Commonalities of Businesses 53

4 Laboratory Process Development 77

5 Mass and Heat Balance 95

6 Reaction Kinetics 111

7 Physical Properties 123

8 Combination of Heat, Mass Balance, and Physical Properties 135

9 Cross-Fertilization of Technologies 159

10 Scale-up to Commercialization 171

Appendix A: Ideas and Observations from the Author 189

Appendix B: Related Articles by the Author 231

Index 279

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 243 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-470-48754-2 / 0470487542
ISBN-13	978-0-470-48754-9 / 9780470487549
Zustand	Neuware