Catalytic conversion of biomass-based wastes for production of sustainable aviation fuel and value-added chemicals _ 11
1 Introduction and background _ 13
2 Feed to alternative aviation fuel _ 16
3 Current Technologies and Biomass Compatibility _ 20
4 Conversion pathways and the state of technology _ 22
4.1 Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis _ 22
4.2 Hydro processed esters and fatty acids: _ 24
4.3 Alcohol-to-Jet: _ 25
4.4 Hydro processing of fermented sugars: _ 27
5 Potential biomass feedstock for SAF production _ 28
6 Challenges and Future Work _ 31
7 Conclusions and outlook _ 34

Perovskite Solar Cell Fundamentals and Analysis _ 41
1 Introduction _ 44
1.2 Introduction to Semiconductor Materials for Solar Cells _ 46
1.2 Preparation of perovskite solar cell thin films _ 53
1.3 Basic principle of perovskite solar cells _ 59

Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Materials, and Interfacial Strategies for Enhanced Safety and Durability _ 67
1 Introduction _ 70
1.1 Limitations of Lithium-Ion Batteries _ 70
1.2 Development and Advantages of Zinc-Ion Batteries _ 74
2 Electrochemistry of Zinc-Ion Batteries _ 79
2.1 Electrochemical Reactions of Zinc Metal _ 79
2.2 Reaction Mechanisms of Zinc-Ion Batteries _ 82
3 Components of Zinc-Ion Batteries _ 85
3.1 Cathode Materials _ 85
3.2 Anode Materials _ 89
3.3 Electrolytes _ 94
4 Performance Enhancement Strategies and Applications of Zinc-Ion Batteries _ 100
4.1 Electrode and Interface Stabilization Strategies _ 100
4.2 Electrolyte Regulation and Reaction Environment Control _ 104
4.3 Nanostructure Design for Composite Electrode _ 110
4.4 Demonstration Cases of Zinc-Ion Batteries _ 115
5 Conclusions and Outlook _ 119

Active Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries toward Clean Energy Applications _ 127
1 Introduction _ 129
2 Layered Cathode Materials _ 132
2.1 Layered cathode materials _ 132
2.2 Li-excess cathodes _ 144
3 Anode Materials _ 150
3.1 Fundamental properties of a graphite anode _ 150
3.2 Graphite and carbonaceous anode materials _ 152
3.3 Staging mechanism _ 155
3.4 Solid-electrolyte interphase _ 158
3.5 Silicon addition for high energy density _ 160

Computer-aided Process Design.
Part 1: Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design _ 167
1 Introduction to Computer-Aided Process Design _ 169
1.1 Introduction _ 169
1.2 Process Design _ 170
1.3 Basic Architectures for Commercial Software _ 172
1.4 Basic Algorithms for Process Simulation _ 175
2 Thermodynamics in Process Design _ 179
2.1 Introduction: Role of Thermodynamics in Process Design _ 179
2.2 Classification of Thermodynamic Models: Equation of State (EOS) vs. Activity Coefficient Models _ 180
2.3 Thermodynamic Model Selection Strategy _ 187

Computer-aided Process Design.
Part 2: Reaction, Separation, and Process Integration _ 197
1 Reaction Engineering in Process Design _ 200
1.1 Introduction: Role of Reaction Engineering in Process Design _ 200
1.2 Scope and Structure of Reactor Design _ 201
1.3 Performance Equations and Design Equations _ 211
1.4 Reaction Kinetics and Thermodynamics _ 214
1.5 Chemical Equilibrium and the Design of Reversible Reactions _ 225
1.6 Reaction Enthalpy and Heat of Reaction: Adiabatic Temperature Rise _ 228
2 Separation Process in Process Design _ 232
2.1 Introduction: Role of Separation in Process Design _ 232
2.2 Classification of Separation Methods _ 234
2.3 Design Criteria and Performance Indicators _ 237
2.4 Phase Equilibrium _ 242
2.5 Distillation _ 248
3 Process Integration and Heat Exchanger Networks _ 269
3.1 Introduction to Process Integration _ 269
3.2 Pinch Analysis for Maximizing Energy Efficiency _ 271
3.3 Data Extraction _ 273
3.4 Energy Targets _ 276

Computer-aided Process Design.
Part 3: Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment _ 285
1 Techno-Economic Analysis _ 288
1.1 Economic Performance Indicators _ 289
1.2 Methods for Estimating Total Capital Cost _ 293
2 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) _ 308
2.1 Fundamental Concepts of LCA _ 308
2.2 Treatment of Multifunctionality in LCA _ 321
2.3 Simple LCA Case Studies and Application Areas _ 324