Resource conservation is one of the key goals of
chemical processes. A typical plant
consumes fresh resources like (raw materials, power,
fuel and utilities) produces products, by-products
and wastes: the challenge is to develop a systematic
procedure and visualization tools to aid engineers
in simultaneously determining optimum raw material &
fuel requirements, optimum recycle/recovery
opportunities, optimum heating/cooling requirements,
optimum waste disposal strategy, optimum utility
selection & optimum power cogeneration potential
to minimize annual operating cost while satisfying
all the process requirements.

The abovementioned challenges are highly
interactive, complex, and combinatorial. It is
necessary to develop a systematic and generally
applicable approach to the problem.

The book introduces first holistic hierarchical
systems approach to the integrated management of
energy and material utilities of the process along
with waste management. Detailed case studies
demonstrate improvements from current integration
technique.

The book is a must read for students and
professionals working in the process systems
engineering area.