Chemical product design

Author: Cussler Moggridge
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features:
Introduction: For a long time, the production of bulk chemicals such as benzene, fertilizers, and polyester has held a pivotal position in the chemical industry. In the past decade, however, the chemical industry has undergone significant transformations. Currently, most chemical companies invest their resources in the design and production of specialty chemicals and high-value-added chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and coatings for the electronics industry. The roles of chemical engineers have also evolved to adapt to the changing business landscape of companies. However, the education of chemical engineers remains largely unchanged, still focusing on the traditional production of bulk chemicals. This groundbreaking textbook first reexamines the relationship between bulk chemicals and high-value-added chemicals, broadening the scope of chemical engineering design to include both process design and product design. The author proposes a four-step product design process—requirements, concepts, selection, and production—and analyzes and discusses the product design process with numerous industrial case studies. The later part of the book briefly introduces the economic principles involved in the product design process. Students and chemical engineers in the field of chemical engineering will find this book to be a highly engaging introduction to chemical product design. The authors, E.L. Cussler, are distinguished university professors at the University of Minnesota, teaching in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He has served as the president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is the author of "Diffusion" published by Cambridge University Press. The other author, G.D. Moggridge, is a lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, with research spanning a wide range of topics from novel adsorbents to the growth control of zebra mussels.