Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy: New Technologies for Novel Business Opportunities offers new possibilities for businesses who want to address the current global transition period to adopt low carbon and sustainable energy production. This comprehensive source provides an integrated view of new possibilities within catalysis and green chemistry in an economic context, showing how these potential new technologies may become useful to business. Fundamentals and specific examples are included to guide the transformation of idea to innovation and business.
Offering an overview of the new possibilities for creating business in catalysis, energy and green chemistry, this book is a beneficial tool for students, researchers and academics in chemical and biochemical engineering.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Introduction to the book - p. 3 3. Chapter 1. The vision of future sustainable energy, catalyst, and chemistry: opportunities for innovation and business - p. 7 4. Chapter 2. How green chemistry will change chemical engineering - p. 21 5. Opportunities for innovation & business - p. 34 6. Preface to the section opportunities for innovation and business - p. 37 7. Chapter 3. Building the future of green chemistry - p. 41 8. Chapter 4. So you want your supply chain to adopt sustainable and green practices: how complicated could that be? - p. 53 9. Chapter 5. Biorefineries and green diesel: process and product innovation - p. 65 10. Chapter 6. Oleochemicals: all time players of green chemistry - p. 77 11. Chapter 7. Nanotechnology for green materials and processes - p. 97 12. Methodologies for green chemistry & engineering - p. 116 13. Chapter 8. Process analysis and plant simulation in a sustainable economy - p. 121 14. Chapter 9. Calculate the production costs of your own process - p. 141 15. Chapter 10. Assessing green processes through life cycle assessment and other LCA-related methods - p. 159 16. Selected examples and case history - p. 185 17. Preface to the section selected examples and case history - p. 189 18. Chapter 11. Waste feedstocks for sustainable chemicals and fuels - p. 193 19. Chapter 12. PET depolymerization: a novel process for plastic waste chemical recycling - p. 215 20. Chapter 13. Production and processing of biodegradable and compostable biomaterials - p. 231 21. Chapter 14. Leveraging novel green solvents to drive conceptual and practical biorefinery innovation - p. 243 22. Chapter 15. Fermentation and biochemical engineering: principles and applications - p. 261 23. Chapter 16. New strategies enhancing feasibility of microalgal cultivations - p. 287 24. Chapter 17. Ultracompact biofuels catalytic reforming processes for distributed renewable hydrogen production - p. 317 25. Chapter 18. Fuel cells: opportunities and challenges - p. 335 26. Chapter 19. Novel bioethanol production processes and purification technology using membranes - p. 359 27. Chapter 20. Redox flow battery - p. 385 28. Chapter 21. Artificial leaves using sunlight to produce fuels - p. 415 29. Chapter 22. Nanotechnology in energy storage: the supercapacitors - p. 431 30. Making business with new technologies - p. 458 31. Preface to the section making business with new technologies - p. 461 32. Chapter 23. How to make a business plan - p. 465 33. Chapter 24. Leveraging intellectual property for commercialization of research - p. 485 34. Chapter 25. The role of start-up companies in creating job opportunities - p. 499 35. Chapter 26. Making projects and business in green chemistry: creating a winning start-up, fund raising, and writing competitive research proposals - p. 511 36. Author Index - p. 525 37. Subject Index - p. 547
Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy: New Technologies for Novel Business Opportunities offers new possibilities for businesses who want to address the current global transition period to adopt low carbon and sustainable energy production. This comprehensive source provides an integrated view of new possibilities within catalysis and green chemistry in an economic context, showing how these potential new technologies may become useful to business. Fundamentals and specific examples are included to guide the transformation of idea to innovation and business.
Offering an overview of the new possibilities for creating business in catalysis, energy and green chemistry, this book is a beneficial tool for students, researchers and academics in chemical and biochemical engineering.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Introduction to the book - p. 3 3. Chapter 1. The vision of future sustainable energy, catalyst, and chemistry: opportunities for innovation and business - p. 7 4. Chapter 2. How green chemistry will change chemical engineering - p. 21 5. Opportunities for innovation & business - p. 34 6. Preface to the section opportunities for innovation and business - p. 37 7. Chapter 3. Building the future of green chemistry - p. 41 8. Chapter 4. So you want your supply chain to adopt sustainable and green practices: how complicated could that be? - p. 53 9. Chapter 5. Biorefineries and green diesel: process and product innovation - p. 65 10. Chapter 6. Oleochemicals: all time players of green chemistry - p. 77 11. Chapter 7. Nanotechnology for green materials and processes - p. 97 12. Methodologies for green chemistry & engineering - p. 116 13. Chapter 8. Process analysis and plant simulation in a sustainable economy - p. 121 14. Chapter 9. Calculate the production costs of your own process - p. 141 15. Chapter 10. Assessing green processes through life cycle assessment and other LCA-related methods - p. 159 16. Selected examples and case history - p. 185 17. Preface to the section selected examples and case history - p. 189 18. Chapter 11. Waste feedstocks for sustainable chemicals and fuels - p. 193 19. Chapter 12. PET depolymerization: a novel process for plastic waste chemical recycling - p. 215 20. Chapter 13. Production and processing of biodegradable and compostable biomaterials - p. 231 21. Chapter 14. Leveraging novel green solvents to drive conceptual and practical biorefinery innovation - p. 243 22. Chapter 15. Fermentation and biochemical engineering: principles and applications - p. 261 23. Chapter 16. New strategies enhancing feasibility of microalgal cultivations - p. 287 24. Chapter 17. Ultracompact biofuels catalytic reforming processes for distributed renewable hydrogen production - p. 317 25. Chapter 18. Fuel cells: opportunities and challenges - p. 335 26. Chapter 19. Novel bioethanol production processes and purification technology using membranes - p. 359 27. Chapter 20. Redox flow battery - p. 385 28. Chapter 21. Artificial leaves using sunlight to produce fuels - p. 415 29. Chapter 22. Nanotechnology in energy storage: the supercapacitors - p. 431 30. Making business with new technologies - p. 458 31. Preface to the section making business with new technologies - p. 461 32. Chapter 23. How to make a business plan - p. 465 33. Chapter 24. Leveraging intellectual property for commercialization of research - p. 485 34. Chapter 25. The role of start-up companies in creating job opportunities - p. 499 35. Chapter 26. Making projects and business in green chemistry: creating a winning start-up, fund raising, and writing competitive research proposals - p. 511 36. Author Index - p. 525 37. Subject Index - p. 547
