IChemE Education Subject Group
Design Project Book List

Contributed by Dr John F Porter, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, August-2000
( I have udated these for new editions where known. Some of these books are no longer in print, but may be in the library. Earlier editions are usually acceptable. If you use any in your Design Project, remember to give the year, edition and chapter or pages referred to. Martin Pitt, January 2003.)

General Process Information - PFDs etc.

(2002) Ullman’s Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology, 6th Edition, Wiley-VCH.
(2001) Kirk-Othmer Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology, 4th Edition, Wiley.
(2001) Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology, 4th Edition, Wiley.
(1992) Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry, Ed. J.A. Kent, 9th Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
(1976-2001) Encyclopaedia of Chemical Processing and Design, Ed. J.J. McKetta & W.A. Cunningham, Marcel Dekker.
(1984) Shreeve’s Chemical Process Industries, Ed. G.T. Austin, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Ray, M.S. (1991) Chemical Process and Plant Design Bibliography, Noyes.
(1994) ASPEN Plus Reference Manuals, Aspen Technology, Cambridge, Ma.
British Standard, BS1553 Part 1: (1976) Graphical Symbols for Piping Systems and Plant

General Design References

Perry, R.H. & Green, D. (1998) Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann .
Peters, M.S. & Timmerhaus, K.D. (1991) Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley.
Biegler, L.T., Grossmann, I.E. & Westerberg, A.W. (1997) Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design, Prentice-Hall.
Walas, S.M. (1988) Chemical Process Equipment Selection and Design, Butterworths.

Rules of Thumb

Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. 507-515.
Walas, S.M. (1987) Rules of Thumb, Chemical Engineering, March 16, pp. 75-81
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley, Appendix B.
Branan, C.R. (2002) Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers, 3rd ed, Gulf.

Flowsheet Development

Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill.
Biegler, L.T., Grossmann, I.E. & Westerberg, A.W. (1997) Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design, Prentice-Hall.
Seider, W.D., Seader, J.D. & Lewin, D.R. (1999) Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis and Evaluation, Wiley.

Material & Energy Balances

Himmelblau, D.H. (1996) Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 6th Edition, Prentice-Hall International.
Reklaitis, G.V. (1983) Introduction to Material and Energy Balances, Wiley.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann .
Luyben, W.L. & Wenzel, L.A. (1988) Chemical Process Analysis: Mass and Energy Balances, Prentice-Hall.

Process Economics and Project Evaluation

Allen, D. (1991) Economic Evaluation of Projects, 3rd Edition, IChemE.
IChemE (2000) A Guide to Capital Cost Estimating, 4th Edition, IChemE.
Perry, R.H. & Green, D. (1998) Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill., section 9.
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley, chapters 5-8.
Peters, M.S. & Timmerhaus, K.D. (1991) Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapters 6-9.
Garrett, D.E. (1989) Chemical Engineering Economics, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann .

Health and Environmental Implications of Processes

Lewis, R.J. (1997) Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 6th ed, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
CCPS (1989) Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis, Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the AIChE.
LeVine, R. (1988) Guidelines for Safe Storage and Handling of High Toxic Hazard Materials, Center for Process Safety of the AIChE.
OSHA (1990) OSHA Regulated Hazardous Substances: Health, Toxicity, Economic and Technological Data, U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Roach, S.A. (1992) Health Risks from Hazardous Substances at Work: Assessment, Evaluation and Control, Pergamon.

Process Safety and Hazard & Operability Analyses

CCPS (1985) Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures, Batelle-Columbus Division, Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the AIChE, pp. 4-33 to 4-52.
Crowl, D.A. & Louvar, J.F. (1990) Chemical Process Safety - Fundamentals with Applications, Prentice-Hall International, pp. 323-327.
Kletz, T.A. (1999) HAZOP and HAZAN: Identifying and Assessing Process Industry Hazards, 4th Edition, IChemE, chapter 2.
King, R.W. (1990) Safety in the Process Industries, Butterworths.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann .
Peters, M.S. & Timmerhaus, K.D. (1991) Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, pp. 62-69.

P & I Diagrams and Control

British Standard BS1646: (1979) Graphical Symbols for Process Measurement and Control Functions"
Shinskey, F.G. (1988) Process Control Systems - Application, Design and Tuning, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Stephanopoulos, G. (1984) Chemical Process Control: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, Prentice-Hall International.
Marlin, T.E. (1995) Process Control - Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic Performance, McGraw-Hill.
Luyben, W.L. (1990) Process Modelling and Simulation for Chemical Engineers, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill.

Environmental law

McEldowney, J.F. & McEldowney, S. (1996) Environment and the Law: An Introduction for Environmental Scientists and Lawyers, Longman, UK.

Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimisation

IChemE (1993) Effluent Treatment and Waste Minimisation, IChemE, Rugby, UK.
Rossiter, A.P. (1995) Waste Minimisation through Process Design, McGraw-Hill.
Patterson, J.W. (1985) Industrial Waste Management - Process Modifications for Industrial Pollution Source Reduction, Lewis.
Nemerow, N.L. (1995) Zero Pollution for Industry - Waste Minimisation through Industrial Complexes, Wiley Interscience.
Theodore, L. & McGuinn, Y.C. (1992) Pollution Prevention, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Overcash, M.R. (1986) Techniques for Industrial Pollution Prevention, Lewis.
Noyes, R. (ed.) (1993) Pollution Prevention Technology Handbook, Noyes.
Higgins, T.E. (ed.) (1995) Pollution Prevention Handbook, Lewis.
Sell, N.J. (1992) Industrial Pollution Control - Issues and Techniques, 2nd Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Crittenden, B.D. & Kolaczkowski, S.T. (1995) Waste Minimisation: A Practical Guide, IChemE, Rugby, UK.
Allen, D.T. & Rosselot, K.S. (1997) Pollution Prevention for Chemical Processes, Wiley-Interscience.

Pollution Control Systems

Buonicore, T.A. (1994) Air Pollution Control Equipment: Selection, Design, Operation and Maintenance, Springer-Verlag.
Benitez, J. (1993) Process Engineering and Design for Air Pollution Control, Prentice Hall.
De Nevers, N. (1995) Air Pollution Control Engineering, McGraw-Hill.
Wise, D.L. & Trantolo, D.J. (1994) Process Engineering for Pollution Control and Waste Minimisation, Marcel Dekker.
Grady, C.P.L. & Lim, H.C. (1980) Biological Wastewater Treatment: Theory and Applications, Marcel Dekker.
Reynolds, T.D. (1982) Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering, PWS-KENT.
Mycock, J.C. (1995) Handbook of Air Pollution Control Engineering and Technology, CRC.
Bahu, R., Crittenden, B.D. & OHara, J. (1997) Management of Process Industry Waste: An Introduction, IChemE, Rugby, UK.
Tchobanoglous, G. (1990) Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill.
Kiely, G. (1998) Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill.
Feates, F. & Barratt, R. (1995) Integrated Pollution Management: Improving Environmental Performance, McGraw-Hill.
Brunner, C.R. (1994) Hazardous Waste Incineration, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill International.

Detailed Design of Heat Exchangers

Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, pp. 234, 486-489, 507-515.
Geankoplis, C.J. (1993) Transport Processes and Unit Operations, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall International, pp. 247-252, 342.
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley, pp. 145-166.
Perry, R.H. & Green, D. (1998) Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Kern, D.Q. (1990) Process Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill.
Peters, M.S. & Timmerhaus, K.D. (1991) Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapter 15.
Coulson, J.M. & Richardson, J.F. (1990) Chemical Engineering - Volume 1: Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer, Butterworth-Heinemann, chapter 9.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann .
Linhoff, B. et al (1994) A User Guide on Process Integration for the Efficient Use of Energy, IChemE, chapter 3.

Detailed Design of Gas Phase Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactors

Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, pp. 138-153, 157, 486-489, 524, 526.
Geankoplis, C.J. (1993) Transport Processes and Unit Operations, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall International, pp. 247-253.
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley, pp. 145-166, 211-218.
Perry, R.H. & Green, D. (1984) Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, pp. 4-21 to 4-52, 5-54, see also chapters 11, 16, 18 & 20.
Smith, J.M. (1981) Chemical Engineering Kinetics, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, pp. 541-599.
Levenspiel, O. (1999) Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, Wiley, chap 18 & 19
Fogler, H.S. (1992) Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Prentice-Hall International, pp. 406-447.
Carberry, J. & Varma, A. (1987) Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering, Marcel Dekker.
Whitaker, S. & Cassano, A.E. (1986) Concepts and Design of Chemical Reactors, Gordon and Breach Science, pp. 179-212
Rase, H.F. (1977) Chemical Reactor Design for Process Plants, Wiley Interscience.
Rase, H.F. (1990) Fixed-Bed Reactor Design and Diagnostics: Gas-Phase Reactions, Butterworths.
Rose, L.M. (1981) Chemical Reactor Design in Practice, Elsevier Scientific.
Satterfield, C.N. (1991) Heterogeneous Catalysis in Industrial Practice, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Twigg, M.V. (1996) Catalyst Handbook, Manson Pub., London.
Walas, S.M. (1989) Reaction Kinetics for Chemical Engineers, Butterworths.
Mezaki, R. & Inoue, H. (ed.) (1991) Rate Equations of Solid-Catalysed Reactions, University of Tokyo.

Detailed Design of Distillation Columns

Van Winkle, M. (1967) Distillation, McGraw-Hill.
Kister, H.Z. (1990) Distillation Operations, McGraw-Hill.
Kister, H.Z. (1992) Distillation Design, McGraw-Hill.
King, C.J. (1980) Separation Processes, McGraw-Hill.
Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, pp. 172-204, 426-478, 530-541.
Geankoplis, C.J. (1993) Transport Processes and Unit Operations, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall International, pp. 640-696.
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley, pp. 182-202.
Perry, R.H. & Green, D. (1998) Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapter 13
Treybal, R.E. (1980) Mass Transfer Operations, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapter 9.
McCabe, W.L., Smith , J.C. & Harriott, P. (1993) Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapters 17, 18 and 19.
Coulson, J.M. & Richardson, J.F. (1990) Chemical Engineering - Volume 2: Particle Technology and Separation Processes 4th ed, Butterworth Heinemann, chapters 4 and 12.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann
Peters, M.S. & Timmerhaus, K.D. (1991) Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapter 16.
Strigle, R.F. (1994) Packed Tower Design and Applications, 2nd Edition, Gulf.
Billet, R. (1995) Packed Towers in Processing and Environmental Technology, VCH.
Schweitzer, P.A. (1988) Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Rousseau, R.W. (1987) Handbook of Separation Process Technology, Wiley Interscience, chapter 5.
Wankat, P.C. (1988) Equilibrium Staged Separations: Separations in Chemical Engineering, Elsevier.
Walas, S.M. (1985) Phase Equilibria in Chemical Engineering, Butterworths.

Detailed Design of Absorbers

Douglas, J.M. (1988) Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, pp. 73-90, 426-436, 453-458.
Treybal, R.E. (1980) Mass Transfer Operations, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapters 6 & 8.
Perry, R.H. & Green, D. (1998) Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, chapters 14 and 18.
McCabe, W.L., Smith , J.C. & Harriott, P. (1993) Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, pp. 686-737.
Geankoplis, C.J. (1993) Transport Processes and Unit Operations, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall International, pp. 118-127, 610-639.
Ulrich, G.D. (1984) A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics, Wiley, pp. 182-199.
Billet, R. (1995) Packed Towers in Processing and Environmental Technology, VCH, pp. 355-361.
Kohl, A. & Riesenfeld, F. (1985) Gas Purification, 4th Edition, Gulf, pp. 182-236.
Strigle, R.F. (1994) Packed Tower Design and Applications, 2nd Edition, Gulf, pp. 49-91.
Newman, S.A. (1985) Acid and Sour Gas Treating Processes, Gulf, pp. 42-51, 319-
Coulson, J.M. & Richardson, J.F. (1990) Chemical Engineering - Volume 2: Particle Technology and Separation Processes 4th ed, Butterworth Heinemann, chapters 4 and 12.
Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F. & Sinnott, R.K. (1999) Chemical Engineering -Volume 6: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 3rd ed, Butterworth Heinemann.
Schweitzer, P.A. (1988) Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Rousseau, R.W. (1987) Handbook of Separation Process Technology, Wiley Interscience, chapter 6.
Walas, S.M. (1985) Phase Equilibria in Chemical Engineering, Butterworths.

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