Foundations of Chemical and Biological Engineering I

by Jonathan Verret, Rosie Qiao, and Rana A. Barghout

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The goal of this textbook is to introduce you to the foundational topics of chemical engineering. This textbook will give you a good basic understanding of a number of chemical engineering concepts, which you can take with you as you progress in your engineering degree and career.

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Publisher
The University of British Columbia Vancouver
Subjects
Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Introduction
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. About the Book
  9. How to Use This Book
  10. About the Authors
  11. 1: Introduction to Chemical Processes and Process Diagrams
  12. 1.1: Project Scoping
  13. 1.2: Basic Economic Analysis
  14. 1.3: Introduction to Flowsheeting
  15. 1.4: Input-Output Diagrams
  16. 1.5: Block Flow Diagrams
  17. 1.6: Unit Operations and Material Balances
  18. 1.7: Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
  19. 1.8: Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PandIDs)
  20. 1.9: Introduction to Chemical Processes and Process Diagrams Review
  21. 1.10: Practice Exercises
  22. 2: Reaction Chemistry
  23. 2.1: Definitions of Reaction Rate and Extent of Reactions
  24. 2.2: Reaction Rate Law
  25. 2.3: Reaction Order
  26. 2.4: Integrated Rate Laws
  27. 2.5: Equilibrium Reactions
  28. 2.6: Arrhenius Equation
  29. 2.7: Reaction Mechanisms - Elementary Reactions
  30. 2.8: Steady-State Approximation
  31. 2.9: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control
  32. 2.10: Reaction Chemistry Chapter Review
  33. 2.11: Practice Exercises
  34. 3: Phase Equilibrium
  35. 3.1: Pressure Definition; Absolute and Gauge Pressure
  36. 3.2: Temperature
  37. 3.3: Intensive and Extensive Variables
  38. 3.4: Phase Diagram
  39. 3.5: Gibb's Phase Rule
  40. 3.6: Ideal Gas Properties
  41. 3.7: Estimating Vapour Pressure
  42. 3.8: Multicomponent Equilibrium
  43. 3.9: Txy Diagram
  44. 3.10: Pxy Diagram
  45. 3.11: Phase Equilibrium Chapter Review
  46. 3.12: Practice Exercises
  47. 4: Energy Balances
  48. 4.1: Introduction to Energy Balances
  49. 4.2: Phase Change and Heat Capacity
  50. 4.3: Reactive Energy Balances
  51. 4.4: Energy Balances Review
  52. 4.5: Practice Exercises
  53. 5: Unsteady-state Operations and Process Control
  54. 5.1: Introduction to Unsteady-state Operations
  55. 5.2: Separable Differential Equations
  56. 5.3: Non-separable Differential Equations
  57. 5.4: Process Control
  58. 5.5: Unsteady-state Operations and Process Control Review
  59. 5.6: Practice Exercises
  60. 6: Process Economics
  61. 6.1: Plant Capital Cost
  62. 6.2: Purchased Equipment (PE) Cost
  63. 6.3: Lang Factor and Return on Investment
  64. 6.4: Cost of Operating Labour
  65. 6.5: Costs of Manufacturing
  66. 6.6: Process Economics Review
  67. 6.7: Practice Exercises
  68. 7: Green Engineering
  69. 7.1: Concepts and Definitions
  70. 7.2: Environmental Fate of Contaminants
  71. 7.3: Life Cycle Assessment
  72. 7.4: Green Engineering Review
  73. 7.5: Practice Exercises
  74. 8: Process Safety
  75. 8.1: An Introduction to Process Safety
  76. 8.2: Hazard Identification
  77. 8.3: Process Safety Review
  78. 8.4: Practice Exercises
  79. 9: Appendices
  80. 9.1: Appendix- Excel Solver Guide
  81. 9.2: Appendix- Excel Iteration Guide
  82. 9.3: Appendix- Finding Chemical Pricing Data
  83. 9.4: Appendix- Finding Chemical Property Data on NIST
  84. 9.5: Appendix- Finding Chemical Properties Using EPI Suite
  85. 9.6: Appendix- Resources for Building PFDs and PandIDs
  86. 9.7: Appendix- Scholarly Societies Relevant to CHBE/CHML Students
  87. Back Matter
  88. Index
  89. Glossary
  90. Detailed Licensing