Recent Developments in Chemical Process and Plant Design

Describes the latest developments in and applications of chemical process and plant design methodology. A self-contained sourcebook, it provides the most recent reviews of a variety of important topics such as catalyst design, process heat-exchanger design, separation process design, and process integration and synthesis. Offers strong coverage of the fundamentals underlying all separation processes, packed columns and tray efficiency estimation. The broad coverage and in-depth reviews of recent developments make this book both a comprehensive introduction to the subject and an up-to-date status report.