Sustainability Engineering for Enhanced Process Design and Manufacturing Profitability : Balancing the Environment through Renewable Resources / by Jeffery P. Perl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perl, Jeffery P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Energy policy.

Chemical engineering.

Sustainability.

Green chemistry.

Industrial engineering.

Production engineering.

Renewable Energy.

Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

Chemical Engineering.

Green Chemistry.

Industrial and Production Engineering.

Local Subjects:

Renewable Energy.

Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

Chemical Engineering.

Sustainability.

Green Chemistry.

Industrial and Production Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

Now in an expanded and revised second edition, this book explores sustainability engineering through the lens of the manufacturing and chemical process industries to explain the safe and economical implementation of process designs to transform raw materials into valuable finished products. The author applies the principles of sustainability science to engineering methodology for residential, commercial, and industrial applications that support the perpetual availability of raw materials through recycling, reuse, and repurposing to incorporate inexhaustible supplies and encompasses the management and conservation of these resources in a manner that minimizes negative environmental impacts. New sections include: Coverage of electric power opportunities and challenges (solar, wind, and cogeneration); Efficiency improvement as an energy supply extender; Recycling as a material extender. The book examines relevant energy policies driving and affecting commercial, industrial, and residential energy utilization and includes new industrial case studies. Anyone involved in the design or manufacture of chemicals or the upgrade of existing manufacturing processes will benefit from this book’s suggestions for identifying improvement options while adding the pivotal aspect of sustainability to the usual cost and safety equation optimization elements. A practical, systematic approach introducing holistic process designs emphasizing sustainability as a core requirement; How to combine chemical, mechanical, and natural processes to optimize material and energy utilization sustainably; Suitable for preparing young chemical engineers in the capstone course of senior process design. .

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: Enlightened Self-Interest for the Enthusiastic Capitalist

Chapter 2. ChE Sustainability Engineering Design Approach: Bread and Butter

Chapter 3. Material and Energy Sources and Sinks More Power to You!

Chapter 4. The Efficiency of All Things

Chapter 5. New Product Design and Alternative Process Chemistry: SE Manufacturing Choices

Chapter 6. Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) Regulations

Chapter 7. ChE SE Technology Equipment and Utilization Toolbox

Chapter 8. SE Industrial Process Examples

Chapter 9. Total Quality Management and Sustainability Engineering

Chapter 10. Government Regulatory Development for Sustainability Engineering

Chapter 11. Sustainability Engineering in Various Engineering Disciplines and Industry Segments: Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 12. Sustainability Engineering Design Resolution Roadmap: Where Do We Go from Here?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-031-52363-6