The Water-Food-Energy Nexus: Processes, Technologies, and Challenges (Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2018

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ISBN-13:
9781351649247
Related ISBNs:
9781315153209, 9781498760843, 9781498760836, 9781498760836, 9781138746077, 9781138746077
Publisher:
CRC Press
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Copyrighted By:
I. M. Mujtaba, R. Srinivasan, N. O. Elbashir
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Technology
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Bookshare Staff
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