Process Engineering Renewal 2: Research

By: Eric Schaer and Jean-Claude Andre

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Synopsis: The chemical processes initially consisted of non-scientific extrapolation methods from the "laboratory". Coming from the oil industry, chemical engineering, now process engineering (material and energy transformation) has introduced scientific rationality in the development of more optimal processes both in financial terms and saving material and energy. At the end of the twentieth century, heavy trends force us to modify our ways of doing matter and/or energies: depletion of reserves, pollution, globalization, artificial intelligence, public perception of risks, etc. Commodities continue to be produced locally while higher value-added products can come from many countries around the world. These external pressures on training and research in the field require major breaks that are the subject of the book.