1. Decarbonization in industrial sectors: Global context 2. Clean energy production 3. Potential pathways to green chemical industrial processes 4. Decarbonization and energy transition of chemical and photochemical industries 5. Decarbonization and energy transition for cement and concrete industries 6. Decarbonization and energy transition in glass industry 7. Decarbonization and energy transition for pulp and paper industry 8. Decarbonization and energy transition for steel and iron making industry 9. Decarbonization and energy transition for fertilizer industry 10. Decarbonization and energy transition in clay industry 11. Decarbonization and energy transition for methanol 12. Decarbonization and energy transition for refineries 13. Decarbonization and energy transition in sugar industry 14. Decarbonization and energy transition in thermal power plant 15. Decarbonization by scale-up techniques 16. Energy storage techniques for decarbonization and energy transition 17. Hydrogen storage materials: solution to new generations 18. Strategies for cost reduction of clean energy production 19. Future perspectives for a clean energy economy 20. Decarbonization of industrial waste: Challenges and solutions
Industrial Decarbonization and the Energy Transition: Innovative Solutions for a Carbon-Free, Sustainable, and Clean Environment provides detailed information on a range of cutting-edge solutions, supporting decarbonization, clean energy production, and energy transition. Sectors covered include chemical and photochemical, cement and concrete, class, pulp and paper, steel and iron-making, fertilizer, clay, methanol, refineries, sugar, and thermal power plants. Technology, regulations, climate impact, and finance are considered for each sector, and throughout the book, emphasis is placed on the industry perspective and expertise, with thorough techno-economic analysis and in-depth discussion of other key considerations such as scale-up, cost reductions, waste, and future possibilities. This book is of interest to engineers, R&D, and other professionals involved in energy transition and decarbonization of industrial processes and plants across a range of industrial sectors, as well as academic researchers, scientists, and advanced students in energy transition, renewable energy, engineering, decarbonization, and sustainability.