Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering: From Materials Design to Chemical Processing

Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering: From Materials Design to Chemical Processing presents the latest on the design of nanoscale materials and their applications in sustainable chemical production processes. The newest achievements of materials science, in particular nanomaterials, opened new opportunities for chemical engineers to design more efficient, safe, compact and environmentally benign processes. These materials include metal-organic frameworks, graphene, membranes, imprinted polymers, polymers of intrinsic microporosity, nanoparticles, and nanofilms, to name a few. Topics discussed include gas separation, CO2 sequestration, continuous processes, waste valorization, catalytic processes, bioengineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing, supercritical CO2 technology, sustainable energy, molecular imprinting, graphene, nature inspired chemical engineering, desalination, and more.

Describes new, efficient and environmentally accepted processes for nanomaterials designIncludes a large array of materials, such as metal-organic frameworks, graphene, imprinted polymers, and moreExplores the contribution of these materials in the development of sustainable chemical processes

1. Challenges and Directions for Green Chemical Engineering - Role of Nanoscale Materials 2. Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering: A New Design Methodology for Sustainability 3. Manufacturing Nanoporous Materials for Energy-Efficient Separations: Application and Challenges 4. Sustainability of One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Fabrication and Industrial Applications 5. Porous Materials for Catalysis: Toward Sustainable Synthesis and Applications of Zeolites 6. Green Synthesis and Engineering Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks 7. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-Derived Porous Carbon Materials for Sustainable Adsorptive Wastewater Treatment 8. Toward Sustainable Chemical Processing With Graphene-Based Materials 9. Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity and Their Potential in Process Intensification 10. Polymer Membranes for Sustainable Gas Separation 11. Block Copolymer Membranes 12. Imprinted Materials: From Green Chemistry to Sustainable Engineering 13. Fundamental Theory and Molecular Design of Thermoresponsive Polymers Expandable to Sustainable and Smart Materials 14. Nanostructured Membranes for Enhanced Forward Osmosis and Pressure-Retarded Osmosis 15. Sustainable Approaches for Materials Engineering With Supercritical Carbon Dioxide 16. Rational Design of Continuous Flow Processes for Synthesis of Functional Molecules 17. Systematic MultiObjective Life Cycle Optimization Tools Applied to the Design of Sustainable Chemical Processes