The Water-food-energy Nexus: Processes, Technologies, And Challenges (green Chemistry And Chemical Engineering)
by R. Srinivasan /
2017 / English / PDF
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Exponential growth of the worldwide population requires
increasing amounts of water, food, and energy. However, as the
quantity of available fresh water and energy sources directly
affecting cost of food production and transportation diminishes,
technological solutions are necessary to secure sustainable
supplies. In direct response to this reality, this book focuses
on the water-energy-food nexus and describes in depth the
challenges and processes involved in efficient water and energy
production and management, wastewater treatment, and impact upon
food and essential commodities. The book is organized into 4
sections on water, food, energy, and the future of
sustainability, highlighting the interplay among these topics.
The first section emphasizes water desalination, water
management, and wastewater treatment. The second section
discusses cereal processing, sustainable food security, bioenergy
in food production, water and energy consumption in food
processing, and mathematical modeling for food undergoing phase
changes. The third section discusses fossil fuels, biofuels,
synthetic fuels, renewable energy, and carbon capture. Finally,
the book concludes with a discussion of the future of
sustainability, including coverage of the role of molecular
thermodynamics in developing processes and products, green
engineering in process systems, petrochemical water splitting,
petrochemical approaches to solar hydrogen generation, design and
operation strategy of energy-efficient processes, and the
sustainability of process, supply chain, and enterprise.
Exponential growth of the worldwide population requires
increasing amounts of water, food, and energy. However, as the
quantity of available fresh water and energy sources directly
affecting cost of food production and transportation diminishes,
technological solutions are necessary to secure sustainable
supplies. In direct response to this reality, this book focuses
on the water-energy-food nexus and describes in depth the
challenges and processes involved in efficient water and energy
production and management, wastewater treatment, and impact upon
food and essential commodities. The book is organized into 4
sections on water, food, energy, and the future of
sustainability, highlighting the interplay among these topics.
The first section emphasizes water desalination, water
management, and wastewater treatment. The second section
discusses cereal processing, sustainable food security, bioenergy
in food production, water and energy consumption in food
processing, and mathematical modeling for food undergoing phase
changes. The third section discusses fossil fuels, biofuels,
synthetic fuels, renewable energy, and carbon capture. Finally,
the book concludes with a discussion of the future of
sustainability, including coverage of the role of molecular
thermodynamics in developing processes and products, green
engineering in process systems, petrochemical water splitting,
petrochemical approaches to solar hydrogen generation, design and
operation strategy of energy-efficient processes, and the
sustainability of process, supply chain, and enterprise.