Introduction to Chemical Engineering

An accessible introduction to chemical engineering for specialists in adjacent fields

Chemical engineering plays a vital role in numerous industries, including chemical manufacturing, oil and gas refining and processing, food processing, biofuels, pharmaceutical manufacturing, plastics production and use, and new energy recovery and generation technologies. Many people working in these fields, however, are nonspecialists: management, other kinds of engineers (mechanical, civil, electrical, software, computer, safety, etc.), and scientists of all varieties. Introduction to Chemical Engineering is an ideal resource for those looking to fill the gaps in their education so that they can fully engage with matters relating to chemical engineering.

Based on an introductory course designed to assist chemists becoming familiar with aspects of chemical plants, this book examines the fundamentals of chemical processing. The book specifically focuses on transport phenomena, mixing and stirring, chemical reactors, and separation processes. Readers will also find:

• A hands-on approach to the material with many practical examples
• Calculus is the only type of advanced mathematics used
• A wide range of unit operations including distillation, liquid extraction, absorption of gases, membrane separation, crystallization, liquid/solid separation, drying, and gas/solid separation

Introduction to Chemical Engineering is a great help for chemists, biologists, physicists, and non-chemical engineers looking to round out their education for the workplace.

C.M. van 't Land ran the seminar and consulting company Van 't Land Processing between 1999 and 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Akzo Nobel Chemicals from 1968-2000 as process engineer, and later, process development manager and project leader. He is the author of Industrial Drying Equipment: Selection and Application, Industrial Crystallization of Melts, Drying in the Process Industry, and Safety in Design.

Part 1 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 

 Prologue

1 Mass balances

2 Energy balances

3 Viscosity

4 Laminar flow

5 Turbulent flow

6 Flow meters

7 Case studies flow

8 Heat conduction

9 Convective heat transfer

10 Heat transfer by radiation

11 Case studies heat transfer

12 Steady-state diffusion

13 Convective mass transfer

14 Case studies mass transfer

 Notation of Part 1

Part 2 MIXING AND STIRRING 

15 Introduction to mixing and stirrer types

16 Mixing time

17 Power consumption

18 Suspensions

19 Dispersions

20 Gas distribution

21 Physical gas absorption

22 Heat transfer in stirred vessels

23 Scale-up of mixing

24 Case studies mixing and stirring

 Notation of Part 2

Part 3 CHEMICAL REACTORS

25 Chemical reaction engineering – an introduction

26 A few typical chemical reactors

27 The order of a reaction

28 The rate of a chemical reaction as a function of temperature

29 Chemical reaction engineering – a quantitative approach

30 A plant modification – from batchwise to continuous manufacture

31 Intrinsic continuous process safeguarding

32 Reactor choice and scale-up

33 Case studies chemical reaction engineering

 Notation of Part 3

Part 4 DISTILLATION

34 Continuous distillation

35 Design of continuous distillation columns

36 Various types of distillation

37 Case studies distillation 

 Notation of Part 4

Part 5 LIQUID EXTRACTION 

38 Liquid extraction – Part 1

39 Liquid extraction – Part 2

40 Flooding

41 Partial miscibility

42 Case studies liquid extraction

 Notation of Part 5

Part 6 ABSORPTION OF GASES

43 Absorption of gases

 Notation of Part 6

Part 7 MEMBRANES

44 Membranes – an introduction

45 Microfiltration

46 Ultrafiltration

47 Reverse osmosis

48 Electrodialysis

49 Gas separation

50 Case studies membranes

 Notation of Part 7

Part 8  CRYSTALLIZATION, LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION, AND DRYING

51 Crystallization

52 Liquid-solid separation

53 Convective drying

54 Design of a flash dryer

55 Contact drying

56 Case studies crystallization, liquid-solid separation, and drying

 Notation of Part 8

Part 9 GAS-SOLID SEPARATION 

57 Introduction

58 Cyclones

59 Fabric filters

60 Scrubbers

61 Electrostatic precipitators

 Notation of Part 9

Backmatter

 Index

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