Process intensification

Process intensification (PI) is a rapidly growing field of research and industrial development that has already created many innovations in chemical process industry. PI is directed toward substantially smaller, cleaner, more energy-efficient technology. Furthermore, PI aims at safer and sustainable...

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Published in:Reviews in chemical engineering 2018-03, Vol.34 (2), p.135-200
Main Author: Keil, Frerich J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
centrifugal fields
Chemical process industries
Distillation
electric fields
Heat transfer
Industrial development
magnetic fields
Mass transfer
Membrane separation
Microfluidics
Miniaturization
Optimization
Process intensification
Separation
separation processes
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Summary:Process intensification (PI) is a rapidly growing field of research and industrial development that has already created many innovations in chemical process industry. PI is directed toward substantially smaller, cleaner, more energy-efficient technology. Furthermore, PI aims at safer and sustainable technological developments. Its tools are reduction of the number of devices (integration of several functionalities in one apparatus), improving heat and mass transfer by advanced mixing technologies and shorter diffusion pathways, miniaturization, novel energy techniques, new separation approaches, integrated optimization and control strategies. This review discusses many of the recent developments in PI. Starting from fundamental definitions, microfluidic technology, mixing, modern distillation techniques, membrane separation, continuous chromatography, and application of gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields will be described.
ISSN:0167-8299
2191-0235
DOI:10.1515/revce-2017-0085