Chukwunwike Iloeje - Böcker

This collection covers various aspects of the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring, and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. This volume will focus on the fundamentals of iron and steel production including ladle processing, casting, rolling, forging, and subsequent surface treatments. Topics represented include, but are not limited to: •       Use of artificial intelligence or big data in the control or optimization of industrial processes•       Modelling or optimization of recycle streams and scrap loops•       Measurement and control in hostile environments•       Modeling transport phenomena in materials processing and metallurgical processes involving iron, steel, nonferrous metals, and composites•       Thermodynamics, kinetics, andphysical chemistry of materials processes and modelling thereof

This collection covers various aspects of the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring, and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. This volume will focus on the fundamentals of iron and steel production including ladle processing, casting, rolling, forging, and subsequent surface treatments. Topics represented include, but are not limited to: •       Use of artificial intelligence or big data in the control or optimization of industrial processes•       Modelling or optimization of recycle streams and scrap loops•       Measurement and control in hostile environments•       Modeling transport phenomena in materials processing and metallurgical processes involving iron, steel, nonferrous metals, and composites•       Thermodynamics, kinetics, andphysical chemistry of materials processes and modelling thereof

This collection is focused on industrial energy sustainability and CO2 management, including processes that improve energy efficiency and reduce or eliminate industrial GHG emissions. Topics address technology areas such as clean energy technologies, innovative beneficiation, smelting technologies, process intensification, as well as CO2 capture and conversion for industrial applications. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:·       Decarbonizing Materials Processing·       Use of low carbon fuels, feedstock, and renewable energy resources for materials processing.·       Emerging processes and techniques for industrial CO2 capture, conversion/upgrade·       CO2 and other GHG reduction metallurgy in ferrous, non-ferrous and reactive metals processing, including rare-earth metals.·       Energy Efficiency & Industrial Electrification·       Electrification of industrial process heat and electrified production of energy carriers (e.g., hydrogen, ammonia)·       Energy efficiency improvements for materials processing and smart manufacturing for optimized process control·       System integration and thermal integration of process heat, waste heat recovery, and other technologies for industrial energy efficiency·       Sustainability Analysis·       Techno-economic life-cycle, resource efficiency and circular economy modeling of energy-intensive processes and associated material supply chains·       The role of energy education and regulation in energy and materials sustainability

This collection is focused on industrial energy sustainability and CO2 management, including processes that improve energy efficiency and reduce or eliminate industrial GHG emissions. Topics address technology areas such as clean energy technologies, innovative beneficiation, smelting technologies, process intensification, as well as CO2 capture and conversion for industrial applications. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:·       Decarbonizing Materials Processing·       Use of low carbon fuels, feedstock, and renewable energy resources for materials processing.·       Emerging processes and techniques for industrial CO2 capture, conversion/upgrade·       CO2 and other GHG reduction metallurgy in ferrous, non-ferrous and reactive metals processing, including rare-earth metals.·       Energy Efficiency & Industrial Electrification·       Electrification of industrial process heat and electrified production of energy carriers (e.g., hydrogen, ammonia)·       Energy efficiency improvements for materials processing and smart manufacturing for optimized process control·       System integration and thermal integration of process heat, waste heat recovery, and other technologies for industrial energy efficiency·       Sustainability Analysis·       Techno-economic life-cycle, resource efficiency and circular economy modeling of energy-intensive processes and associated material supply chains·       The role of energy education and regulation in energy and materials sustainability

This collection is focused on industrial energy sustainability and CO2 management, including processes that improve energy efficiency and reduce or eliminate industrial GHG emissions. Topics address technology areas such as clean energy technologies, innovative beneficiation, smelting technologies, process intensification, as well as CO2 capture and conversion for industrial applications. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: Energy and materials-efficient minerals extraction and processing, including waste heat recovery, materials recycling, and other methodologies for low-cost energy materials productionAdvances in design and optimization of renewable and low-carbon energy harvesting technologies and energy carriers, including theory, new technology concepts, simulations and demonstrations relevant to decarbonizing materials extraction and processingSystems assessment for sustainable materials processing, including techno-economic, life cycle, circularity, technology scale-up, and regulatory impactsLow carbon technologies for advanced materials conversion, including carbon and other GHG reduction metallurgy in ferrous, nonferrous, and reactive metals capture and mineralization, carbon upgrade to chemicals, and use of low carbon fuel and feedstockAdvances in materials for energy and carbon mitigation, such as infrared reflecting, endothermic and carbon absorbing materials for applications such as urban heat island mitigation and space cooling

This collection covers first principle and applied studies of thermodynamics and rate-governed phenomena including reaction kinetics and meso-, macro-scale transport of mass, momentum, and energy throughout the sequence of processing operations. Topics represented include but are not limited to:Thermodynamic modeling for the optimization of alloy solutions, slag compositions, and other types of materialsMass and energy balance simulations of material processing systems using software such as FactSage, MPE, HSC-SIM, and METSIM Experimental and numerical studies on kinetic rate theories pertaining to crucial material processes such as chemical reactions, diffusion, nucleation and phase transformations, and solidificationNumerical modeling and simulation, such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), of multi-scale transport phenomena in unit operationsDevelopment and application of process simulations that utilize a combination of thermodynamic, kinetic, and transport equations to simulate and/or control individual unit operations and/or plants