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Efficiency and sustainability in the energy and chemical industries /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swaan Arons, Jakob de
Other Authors: Kooi, Hedzer van der, Sankaranarayanan, Krishnan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : London : Marcel Dekker ; Taylor & Francis, 2004.
Subjects:
Energy dissipation.
Energy dissipation > Prevention.
Electric power-plants > Efficiency.
Chemical engineering.
Chemische industrie.
Energiesector.
Efficiëntie.
Duurzaamheid.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • Thermodynamics Revisited
  • Energy "Consumption" and Lost Work
  • Entropy Generation: Cause and Effect
  • Reduction of Lost Work
  • Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes
  • Exergy, a Convenient Concept
  • Chemical Exergy
  • Simple Applications
  • Energy Conversion
  • Separations
  • Chemical Conversion
  • A Note on Life Cycle Analysis
  • Process Sustainability
  • Sustainable Development
  • Efficiency and Sustainability in the Chemical Process Industry
  • Solar Energy Conversion
  • Biomass Production and Conversion
  • Green Chemistry
  • Economics, Ecology, and Thermodynamics
  • Future Trends.