Green Chemical Engineering: An Introduction to Catalysis,

Kinetics, and Chemical Processes

S. Suresh & S. Sundaramoorthy
December 18, 2014 by CRC Press
Textbook - 541 Pages - 193 B/W
Illustrations 82.00
ISBN 9781466558830 - CAT# K15526

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466558830
Features
Covers chemical/biochemical
processes with a
green/sustainable practice

Fills the gap for a text for

introductory chemical
engineering, applied
heterogeneous catalysis, and
green chemistry

Targets the chemistrychemical

engineering interface for
engineering audiences

Summarizes concepts of green

processes for chemical
engineers

Addresses topics such as

separation processes,
operations and applications,
kinetics, and catalysis

Supplies a strong grounding in

topics related to reactor
engineering
 Includes detailed case studies
with practical and real data
along with homework problems
and MATLAB data
 Summary
While chemical products are useful in their own rightthey address the demands and
needs of the massesthey also drain our natural resources and generate unwanted
pollution. Green Chemical Engineering: An Introduction to Catalysis, Kinetics, and
Chemical Processes encourages minimized use of non-renewable natural resources
and fosters maximized pollution prevention. This text stresses the importance of
developing processes that are environmentally friendly and incorporate the role of
green chemistry and reaction engineering in designing these processes.

Focused on practical application rather than theory, the book integrates chemical
reaction engineering and green chemical engineering, and is divided into two
sections. The first half of the book covers the basic principles of chemical reaction
engineering and reactor design, while the second half of the book explores topics on
green reactors, green catalysis, and green processes. The authors mix in elaborate
illustrations along with important developments, practical applications, and recent
case studies. They also include numerous exercises, examples, and problems
covering the various concepts of reaction engineering addressed in this book, and
provide MATLAB software used for developing computer codes and solving a
number of reaction engineering problems.

Consisting of six chapters organized into two sections, this text:

Covers the basic principles of chemical kinetics and catalysis

Gives a brief introduction to classification and the various types of chemical
reactors
Discusses in detail the differential and integral methods of analysis of rate
equations for different types of reactions
Presents the development of rate equations for solid catalyzed reactions and
enzyme catalyzed biochemical reactions
Explains methods for estimation of kinetic parameters from batch reactor data
Details topics on homogeneous reactors
Includes graphical procedures for the design of multiple reactors
Contains topics on heterogeneous reactors including catalytic and non-
catalytic reactors
Reviews various models for non-catalytic gassolid and gasliquid reactions
Introduces global rate equations and explicit design equations for a variety of
non-catalytic reactors
Gives an overview of novel green reactors and the application of CFD
technique in the modeling of green reactors
Offers detailed discussions of a number of novel reactors
 Provides a brief introduction to CFD and the application of CFD
Highlights the development of a green catalytic process and the application of
a green catalyst in the treatment of industrial effluent

Comprehensive and thorough in its coverage, Green Chemical Engineering: An

Introduction to Catalysis, Kinetics, and Chemical Processes explains the basic
concepts of green engineering and reactor design fundamentals, and provides key
knowledge for students at technical universities and professionals already working
in the industry.
 Table of Contents
Introduction

Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Chemical Engineering

Chemical Reaction Engineering: The Heart of Green Chemical Engineering

Section I Kinetics, Catalysis and Chemical Reactors

Introduction to Kinetics and Chemical Reactors

Kinetics of Chemical Reactions

Chemical Reactors: An Introduction

Appendix A: Catalysis and Chemisorption

Appendix B: Fitting Experimental Data to Linear Equations by Regression

Exercise Problems

MATLAB Programs

Homogeneous Reactors

Homogeneous Ideal Reactors

Homogeneous Non-Ideal Reactors

Appendix C: Estimation of Peclet NumberDerivation of Equation Using Method of

Moments

Exercise Problems

MATLAB Programs

Heterogeneous Reactors

Heterogeneous Non-Catalytic Reactors

Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions and Reactors

Exercise Problems

MATLAB Programs

Section II Green Chemical Processes and Applications

Green Reactor Modelling

Novel Reactor Technology

Some Reactor Design Softwares and Their Applications

ASPEN Plus Simulation of RCSTR Model

Application of Green Catalysis and Processes

Application of Green Catalysis and Processes

Case Study 1: Treatment of Industrial Effluents Using Various Green Catalyses

Case Study 2: Thermolysis of Petrochemical Industrial Effluent

Case Study 3: Catalytic Wet-Air Oxidation Processes

References
 Author(s) Biodata
Suresh Sundaramurthy is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. He holds a PhD
from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, in the area of
environmental pollution control. He has held various research positions at a
number of universities in India including Pondicherry University, Indian
Institute of Technology Kanpur, and International Centre for Materials
Science, JNCASR, Bangalore. His research interests are in the areas of
separation processes, reactor design, adsorption, catalysis, waste utilization,
and nanomaterials. He has written a number of research articles and books
in his area of research. In Recognition of his research contributions, he has
received a number of awards and honors including the Young Scientist Award
instituted by the Government of Uttarakhand, India and the Best
Environmental Engineer Award conferred by the Institution of Engineers
(India).

Sundaramoorthy Sithanandam is a professor of chemical engineering at

Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, India. He obtained his PhD from
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, in the area of process control.
He has over 28 years of teaching and research experience. He has held
teaching and visiting research positions, respectively, at National Institute of
Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, and National University of Singapore. His
research interests are in the areas of model-based predictive control,
membrane separations, process integration, and optimization. He has
published many research articles and has delivered a number of keynote and
invited lectures in international and national conferences.

Reviews
"The use of modern computational tools in problem solving has given
an entirely different dimension to this book, which makes it stand out
from others."
M. B. Saidutta Ph.D, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal

"The book is very apt for both undergraduate and postgraduate

chemical engineering curriculum. The book provides special emphasis
on computer aided solution approaches and also introduces the
 readers to some state of-the-art chemical engineering modeling
software."
Prakash Kotecha, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati