Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of contributors XIII
4. 1. Generalities about process intensification 1
5. 2. Microreactors: Design methodologies, technology evolution, and applications to biofuels production 15
6. 3. Heat transfer enhancement technologies for improving heat exchanger performance 51
7. 4. Reactive absorption of carbon dioxide: Modeling insights 79
8. 5. Optimal design methodology for homogeneous azeotropic distillation columns 125
9. 6. Graphical tools for designing intensified distillation processes: Methods and applications 145
10. 7. Optimization methodologies for intensified distillation processes with flexible heat integration networks 181
11. 8. Conception, design, and development of intensified hybrid-bioprocesses 211
12. 9. Design of hybrid distillation and vapor permeation or pervaporation systems 243
13. 10. Lignocellulosic biofuels process synthesis and intensification: Superstructure-based methodology 277
14. Index 327