Sub- and Supercritical Hydrothermal Technology-Industrial Applications

✍ Scribed by Sandeep Kumar (Editor); Florin Barla (Editor)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2019
• Leaves: 235
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Sub- and Supercritical Hydrothermal Technology: Industrial Applications offers a practical view of a variety of industrial applications and their challenges, offering a deep understanding of the application of sub- and supercritical fluids and their techno-economic viability.

This book covers a wide range of applications of hydrothermal processing that result in almost zero waste, high energy efficiency, sustainable chemical processes, and minimal impact over the life cycle. These applications include processing of hazardous waste, bioproducts, coal, lipids, heavy oil and bitumen, and carbon materials. The use of hot-compressed water instead of different organic solvents, such as methanol, acetone, and hexane, is an environmentally benign, green, and sustainable option which can help to design chemical processes that support green chemistry and engineering.

This book is pertinent for researchers and professionals in the fields of chemical engineering, industrial chemistry, environmental engineering, materials engineering, and manufacturing.

✦ Table of Contents

1. Subcritical Water Technology in Bioproducts Extraction and Nano-cellulose Production (F. Barla and S. Kumar)
2. Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass (E. Resurreccion and S. Kumar)
3. Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomass (F. Barla and S. Kumar)
4. Hydrothermal Carbonization for Producing Carbon Materials (A. Thakkar and S. Kumar)
5. Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass: Technology and Challenges (A. Thakkar and S. Kumar)
6. Supercritical Water Oxidation of Hazardous Waste (Chen Li & S. Kumar)
7. Hydrothermal Mineralization (Elena Barbera and S. Kumar)
8. Supercritical Water Processing of Coal to Liquid Fuels (M. Feng)
9. Hydrothermal Processing of Heavy Oil and Bitumen (E. Resurreccion and S. Kumar)
10. Potential Use of Subcritical Water Technology in Polymer Fibers Recycle (F. Barla and S. Kumar)