Process Intensification Technologies for Green Chemistry: Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Chemical Processing

This book provides an overview of the latest developments in reaction and separation technology which have been made on the basis of process intensification principles, with specific emphasis on achieving green chemistry. The focus is on intensified reactor technologies such as the spinning disc reactor, microreactor or oscillatory flow reactors which give enhanced performance in terms of product yield and selectivity with minimal solvent usage in comparison to traditional stirred tank reactors when applied to heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The book also presents technologies which have been used to intensify the product separation step, one relevant example being the ultrafiltration system developed for the S-Ibuprofen process, which has replaced more than 6 energy-intensive crystallization and filtration steps with one intensified separation step. The book is structured into 5 parts: Background and General Concepts; Intensified Reactors; Hybrid Reaction/Separation Technologies; Intensified Separation Technologies; Industry Relevance and Impact of Process Intensification.