The Expanding World of Chemical Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781560329176 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 368 str.

L. S. Fan; S. Furusaki; John Garside

Opis

This new edition of The Expanding World of Chemical Engineering provides an overview of recent and future developments in chemical engineering and future aspects in chemical engineering. The book is written by leading researchers in various fields of expertise and covers most important topics in chemical engineering. The topics covered include; computer application, material design, supercritical fluid technology, colloid and powder technology, new equipment, bio and medical technology and environmental preservation and remediation. This is a valuable book for students at all levels as well as for practitioners in chemical engineering and industry.

Spis treści

1.Computation Chemistry and Engineering
2.Application of Fuzzy Systems and Neural Nets to Chemical Engineering Problems
3.New Techniques to Produce Functional Materials: Chemical Vapor Deposition
4.Development of Optoelectronic Materials
5.Chemical Engineering in Polymer Processing
6.Catalysis: Energy, Environment, and Economics
7.Supercritical Fluid Technology
8.A Peek into the Nano-World of Colloidal and Interfacial Phenomena
9.Bubble Column Reactors
10.An Overview of Particle Technology
11.Fluidization and Fluidized Beds
12.Genetic Engineering
13.Bioreactors
14.Separation and Purification in Biotechnology
15.Membrane Technology
16.Food Production and Processing
17.How Chemical Engineering Helps to Save Lives - Biomedical Engineering
18.Development of a Man-machine Interface for Task Assignment and Teleoperation of an Intelligent Multirobot System in a Bioplant
19.Direct Use of Solar Energy: Solar Cell
20.Recycling of Materials
21.Global Environment and Climate Change

O autorze

Sjintaro Furusaki, Department of Chemical Systems and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan