Hydrothermal and Supercritical Water Processes presents an overview on the properties and applications of water at elevated temperatures and pressures. It combines fundamentals with production process aspects. Water is an extraordinary substance. At elevated temperatures (and pressures) its properties change dramatically due to the modifications of the molecular structure of bulk water that varies from a stable three-dimensional network, formed by hydrogen bonds at low and moderate temperatures, to an assembly of separated polar water molecules at high and supercritical temperatures. With varying pressure and temperature, water is turned from a solvent for ionic species to a solvent for polar and non-polar substances. This variability and an enhanced reactivity of water have led to many practical applications and to even more research activities, related to such areas as energy transfer, extraction of functional molecules, unique chemical reactions, biomass conversion and fuel materials processing, destruction of dangerous compounds and recycling of useful ones, growth of monolithic crystals, and preparation of metallic nanoparticles.
This book provides an introduction into the wide range of activities that are possible in aqueous mixtures. It is organized to facilitate understanding of the main features, outlines the main applications, and gives access to further information
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Chemical Engineers, professionals in research and development in chemical industries, environmental industries and energy related industries; process engineers. It can be used by professionals and for student courses in chemical engineering, energy engineering, environmental engineering.
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GERD H. BRUNNER
(Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering)
Institute for Thermal Separation Processes
Hamburg University of Technology
(Institut fuer Thermische Verfahrenstechnik Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg), Eissendorfer Strasse 38, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany.
Phone: 0049-40-42878-2007
FAX: 0049-40-42878-4072
e-mail: brunner@tuhh.de
Academic qualifications:
1968 degree in Chemical Engineering by Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany.
1972 doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) from Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.
1978 Habilitation (Dr.-Ing. habil.) in Technical Chemistry from Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.
1980 Assistant Professor at Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg
1982 Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg.
2008 retired from active service.
Industrial experience:1982 - 1990 Senior researcher Siemens-KWU (non-nuclear energy activities), from 1983 as consultant.
1989 - now: Consultant to F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (supercritical fluids application)
1982 - now: Consultant to many industrial companies in the field of Supercritical Fluids.
Honorary positions:
Chair Member of the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg
Honorary Professor of Chemical Engineering, (Dr. h.c.), Technical University Sofia, 2008
Professional Position
1982 - March 2008 Full Professor, Head of Subdepartment Thermische Verfahrenstechnik
Various position in administration of research and teaching at the Hamburg University of Technology
Actual position:
Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering
Regional Editor of The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
Scientific interests
Phase equilibria at elevated pressures and temperatures in complex systems
Transfer processes at elevated pressures and temperatures in complex systems
Separation processes with supercritical gases, i.e. extraction from solids, countercurrent separations, separation with chromatographic methods (SFC)
Simulated-moving-bed-separations
Hydrodynamic behaviour of countercurrent columns
Pyrolysis of organic compounds
Hydrolysis of bio-polymers
Supercritical water: destruction of waste, cleaning of soil
Enzymes at high pressures, in particular for separation processes
Electro-Ultra-filtration for biotechnological systems
Membrane separations of gases at high pressures
Biodiesel, bio-refinery
Publications:
About 290 publications, including about 15 patents.
Autor*in
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
1. Introduction2. Properties of pure water3. Properties of mixtures with water4. Heat transfer5. Reactions in hydrothermal and supercritical water6. Extraction processes7. Processing of fuel materials with hydrothermal and supercritical water8. Processing of biomass with hydrothermal and supercritical water9. Synthetic polymers recycling10. Oxidation in high-temperature and supercritical water11. Hydrothermal processes12. Corrosion in high-temperature and supercritical water13. Process components and processes
