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Challenges and innovations in green process intensification

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Process intensification is one of the most significant trends in current chemical engineering and process industries. In recent years, the desire to become more “green” in processing has always been tied to the requirement of being profitable. This review discusses the challenges of process engineering and summarizes the key role of fundamentals for green process intensification.

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    HuiZhou Liu, XiangFeng Liang, LiangRong Yang & JiaYong Chen

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Liu, H., Liang, X., Yang, L. et al. Challenges and innovations in green process intensification. Sci. China Chem. 53, 1470–1475 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-4032-x

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