Design for Energy and the Environment

Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Andreas A. Linninger- University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

• The Emerald Forest-An Integrated Approach for Sustainable Community Development and Bio-derived Energy Generation; Dynamic Optimisation and Multi-Parametric Model Predictive Control of Hydrogen Desorption in Metal-Hydride Bed; Embedding Sustainability into Process Development: GlaxoSmithKline's Experiences; Green Process Design, Green Energy, and Sustainability: A Systems Analysis Perspective; Scope for the Application of Mathematical Programming Techniques in the Synthesis and Planning of Sustainable Processes; Rigorous Propagation of Imprecise Probabilities in Process Models; Are Mechanistic Cellulose-hydrolysis Models Reliable for Use in Biofuel Process Design?- Identifiability and Sensitivity Analysis; Future System Challenges in the Design of Renewable Bioenergy Systems and the Synthesis of Sustainable Biorefineries; Bioethanol Production System in Northern Italy: Supply Chain Design and Cost Optimisation; Discovery of Novel Routes for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals; Smart Process Manufacturing-A Vision of the Future; Toward Sustainability by Designing Networks of Technological-Ecological Systems; Advanced Co-Simulation for Computer-Aided Process Design and Optimization of Fossil Energy Systems with Carbon Capture; A MINLP-Based Revamp Strategy for Improving the Operational Flexibility of Water Networks; A Simultaneous Approach for Batch Water-allocation Network Design; Process Integration and System Analysis for Seawater Cooling in Industrial Facilities; Significance of Dead-state-based Thermodynamics in Designing a Sustainable Process; Analysis and Generation of Sustainable Alternatives: Continuous and Batch Processes Using Sustainpro Package; Process Synthesis Using Integrated Energy Networks; Optimal Synthesis of Compressor Networks; Developing Sustainable Processes for Natural Gas Utilization by Using Novel Process Synthesis Methods and Tools; Synthesis of Property-Based Recycle and Reuse Mass Exchange Networks; Point-Based Standard Optimization with Life Cycle Assessment for Process Design; Process Synthesis and Design of Sustainable Systems: A Case Study in Long-term Distant Space Exploration; Equilibrium-Staged Separation of CO2 and H2 Using Hydrate Formation and Dissociation; Optimal Design and Operation of a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor for Water Polishing Featuring Minimum Utility Cost; Energy Integration of an IGCC Plant for Combined Hydrogen and Electricity Production-Methodology and Tools Integration; The Application of a Task Based Design Approach to Solution Crystallization; Solar Salt Harvest Planning; Development of a New Group Contribution Method for the Product Design of Biofuels; Developing Sustainable Chemical Processes to Utilize Waste Crude Glycerol from Biodiesel Production; Extraction of Biofuels and Biofeedstocks Using Ionic Liquids; The Influence of the Thermodynamic Model on the Energy Consumption Calculation in Bio-Ethanol Purification; Platform Using an Mcdm Method; Sustainability Metrics for Highly-Integrated Biofuel Production Facilities; Capacity Optimization of Dry Grind Bio-Ethanol Separation Process Using Aspen Plus Based Computer Simulations; Design and Control of Fermentation Processes with Gas Stripping of Product; A Hierarchical Approach to the Synthesis and Analysis of Integrated Biorefineries; Conceptual Design of a Commercial Production Facility with New Biofuel Technology and Fast-Track Approach: Challenges and Strategies; An Optimization Approach to Heat Integration with Incorporation of Solar Energy and Biofuels /…Part Contents.