Sustainable Design for Renewable Processes

Sustainable Design for Renewable Processes: Principles and Case Studies covers the basic technologies to collect and process renewable resources and raw materials and transform them into useful and handy products. A systems engineering perspective is used, starting with the basic principles on process analysis, integration, and optimization to address the challenges renewable resources pose on process synthesis and design. The principles are applied through a number of examples and case studies covering biomass, waste, solar, water and wind as resources and a set of technologies including gasification, pyrolysis, hydrolysis, digestion, fermentation, solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, electrolysis, energy storage, etc. The book includes examples, exercises, and models in different software such as Python, Julia, MATLAB, GAMS, EXCEL, CHEMCAD or ASPEN that will be useful for understanding the technologies and providing hands-on opportunities. It provides an understanding of the phenomena that govern the technologies that transform renewabe resources into handy products. Sustainable Design for Renewable Processes: Principles and Case Studies shows students the challenges posed by renewable-based processes by presenting the fundamentals alongside case studies and step-by-step analyses of renewable resources, and this an ideal and comprehensive reference for Masters and PhD students, engineers, and designers. Addresses the fundamentals and applications of renewable energy process design for all major resources, including biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, waste, and waterProvides detailed case studies, step-by-step instructions, and guidance for each renewable energy technologyPresents models and simulations for a wide variety of platforms, including state of the art and open access, in addition to well-known commercial software