Electrochemical Process Engineering: A Guide to the Design of Electrolytic Plant / Edition 1

by F. Goodridge, K. Scott

Overview

As the subtitle indicates, the overriding intention of the authors has been to provide a practical guide to the design of electrolytic plant. We wanted to show that the procedures for the design and optimization of such a plant are essentially simple and can be performed by readers comparatively new to the electrochemical field. It was important to realize that electrochemical engineering should not be confused with applied electrochemistry but had to be based on the principles of chemical engineering. For this reason, reference is often made to standard chemical engineering texts. Since this is a practical guide rather than a textbook, we have included a large number of worked examples on the principle that a good worked example is worth many paragraphs of text. In some examples we have quoted costs, e.g., of chemicals, plant or services. These costs are merely illustrative; current values will have to be obtained from manufacturers or journals. If this is not possible, approximate methods are available for updating costs to present-day values (see Refs. 1 and 3, Chapter 6).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306447945
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	02/28/1995
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Electrochemical Engineering.- 2 Aspects of Mass and Heat Transfer and the Energetics of Electrolytic Cell Systems.- 3 Rate Processes and Reaction Models.- 4 Reactor Models.- 5 Electrolytic Reactor Design, Selection, and Scale-up.- 6 Cost Estimation, Profit Appraisal, Process Modeling, and Optimization.- Appendix: Notation of Variables.

Editorial Reviews

Explains the practical principles and procedures for designing and optimizing an electrolytic plant, demonstrating that the effort is easier than many think and that even simple models can lead to significant savings. In order to remain current through the constant changes, estimates costs only roughly and avoids discussing any particular software package. Based on the principles of chemical engineering rather than on applied electrochemistry. Developed from short courses for undergraduates and graduates in science and engineering, but also useful for practicing chemists and chemical engineers with no experience in the topic. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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