Process Integration for Resource Conservation

This book presents state-of-the-art, cost-effective techniques, including pinch analysis and mathematical optimization, for numerous conservation problems. The Second Edition of this best seller adds chapters on heat integration and retrofitting of water networks and features multiple optimisation examples via downloadable MS Excel spreadsheets.

Dominic C.Y. Foo, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of Process Design and Integration and the founding director of the Centre for Green Technologies at the University of Nottingham Malaysia. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). Professor Foo is the Editor-in-Chief for Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, Subject Editor for Process Safety & Environmental Protection, and editorial board members for several other renowned journals. Professor Foo has authored more than 220 journal papers and made more than 270 conference presentations. He has been a recipient of the 2019 Innovator of the Year Award from the IChemE and the Young Engineer Award from the IEM, Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer 2013 from the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, 2016 Top Research Scientist Malaysia 2016 from ASM, and World Top 2% Science of the Stanford List since 2021.