Publisher's Synopsis
This volume deals with process engineering for fibre resources, fundamentals of paper and paper board, their classification schemes, paper properties, and general concepts of raw material processing. Further, it covers selection of raw materials, fibre processing, quality check, and chemical recovery aspects. Aimed at graduate students, researchers and professionals in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pulp and Paper Production, Biorefining, Green energy, Pollution prevention, Pulp and paper manufacturing, this volume Focuses on process engineering of equipment and processes including mechanical design, optimization, modeling and simulation Discusses development of static and dynamic models and simulation techniques for various unit operations and processes Explores chemical recovery aspects including recovery plant details and modeling in recovery furnace Covers energy conservation measures, process integration, process intensification and sustainability issues Includes appendix detailing principles, process equipment design and process optimization techniques like artificial intelligence, mathematical and statistical techniques, ANOVA and so forth
