Chemical Engineering Essentials, Volume 2 -

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Résumé :

Preface xiii
Raj Kumar ARYA, George D. VERROS and J. Paulo DAVIM

Part 1. Reaction Engineering 1

Chapter 1. Compaction, Compression and Consolidation in Pharmaceutical Industries 3
Neha DHIMAN and Girish GUPTA

1.1. Introduction to compression, compaction and consolidation 3

1.2. Definition and importance in pharmaceutical manufacturing 4

1.3. Powder properties and their characterization 7

1.4. Powdered characterization techniques 12

1.5. Tablet compression, compaction process and consolidation mechanisms 15

1.6. Tablet properties and quality control 19

1.7. Tablet manufacturing challenges 23

1.8. Compaction data analysis 25

1.9. Conclusion 28

1.10. References 28

Chapter 2. Reactive Chromatography: A Concept of Multifunctional Reactors 31
Praveen Kumar GHODKE, Sudip DAS and Rohidas BHOI

2.1. Introduction 31

2.2. Concept of multifunctional reactor 32

2.3. Reactive distillation 32

2.4. Reactive chromatography 33

2.5. Types of chromatographic reactors 34

2.6. Comparative discussion 41

2.7. Applications of chromatographic reactors 41

2.8. Mathematical modeling of chromatographic reactors 44

2.9. Mathematical modeling of FBCRs 44

2.10. Equilibrium-based continuous models 46

2.11. General rate model and simplified versions 46

2.12. Phase distribution 46

2.13. Model parameters 51

2.14. Adsorption equilibrium isotherms 51

2.15. Challenges and future prospect of chromatographic reactors 57

2.16. References 58

Chapter 3. Mathematical Modeling of a Batch Reactor and a Non-Isothermal CSTR with Their Respective Simulation Using MATLAB and ASPEN PLUS 63
Karthikeyan C., Praveen Kumar V., Preetha V. and Faheem ARAKKAL

3.1. Introduction 63

3.2. Modeling of a batch reactor 64

3.4. Conclusion 74

3.5. References 75

Part 2. Material Properties and Advanced Applications 79

Chapter 4. Properties of Materials and Selection Criteria 81
Dharmesh SUR, Abhishek GUPTA, Swati DUBEY and Avanish KUMAR

4.1. Introduction 81

4.2. Mechanical properties 83

4.3. Chemical properties 88

4.4. Other significant properties 91

4.5. Criteria for material selection with design consideration 94

4.6. References 106

Chapter 5. Hydrogen Production Pathways and Role of Catalysts 109
Anjali BAUDH, Sweta SHARMA and Rajesh Kumar UPADHYAY

5.1. Introduction 109

5.2. Hydrogen production mechanisms 110

5.3. Renewable production methods 117

5.4. Conventional and membrane reformers 121

5.5. Catalysts for hydrogen production technologies 122

5.6. Conclusion and future prospects 126

5.7. References 127

Chapter 6. Maximizing Vinyl Chloride Production: An ASPEN PLUS Simulation Approach 131
Edwin Varghese THOMAS, Selva KUMAR RAJA K., Karthikeyan C., Muthamizhi K. and Akhila HARIHARAN

6.1. Introduction 131

6.2. Methodology 135

6.3. Results and discussion 137

6.4. Energy used 140

6.5. Conclusion 141

6.6. References 141

Chapter 7. Process Intensification and Advanced Materials 143
Madhura A. BODKHE

7.1. Introduction 143

7.2. Process intensification technologies 146

7.3. Integration of process intensification and advanced materials 153

7.4. Conclusion and future prospects 165

7.5. References 167

Chapter 8. Nanotechnology in Chemical Engineering 173
Nandlal PINGUA, Avinash CHANDRA, Arvind K. GAUTA...