Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering: From Materials Design to Chemical Processing

Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering: From Materials Design to Chemical Processing presents the latest on the design of nanoscale materials and their applications in sustainable chemical production processes. The newest achievements of materials science, in particular nanomaterials, opened new opportunities for chemical engineers to design more efficient, safe, compact and environmentally benign processes. These materials include metal-organic frameworks, graphene, membranes, imprinted polymers, polymers of intrinsic microporosity, nanoparticles, and nanofilms, to name a few. Topics discussed include gas separation, CO2 sequestration, continuous processes, waste valorization, catalytic processes, bioengineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing, supercritical CO2 technology, sustainable energy, molecular imprinting, graphene, nature inspired chemical engineering, desalination, and more. Describes new, efficient and environmentally accepted processes for nanomaterials designIncludes a large array of materials, such as metal-organic frameworks, graphene, imprinted polymers, and moreExplores the contribution of these materials in the development of sustainable chemical processes INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Stimuli-responsive polymers and materials for sustainable processes 3. Nature Inspired Chemical Engineering: A NICE Approach to Sustainability 4. Supercritical CO2 technology: A sustainable approach for materials engineering 5. Polymer membranes for sustainable gas separation 6. Imprinted materials: From green chemistry to sustainable engineering 7. Toward sustainable chemical processing with graphene-based materials 8. Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) and their potential in process intensification 9. Manufacturing nanoporous materials for energy-efficient separations: Application and challenges 10. Nanomaterials for reaction engineering in flow 11. Green synthesis and engineering applications of metal-organic frameworks 12. Nanomaterials for sustainable wastewater treatment 13. Science and Technology Policies 14. Nanostructures for carbon capture applications 15. Porous materials for catalysis: Toward sustainable synthesis and applications 16. Block copolymer membranes 17. Systematic multi-objective life cycle optimisation tools applied to the design of sustainable chemical processes

• ISBN: 978-0-12-814681-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés