Integrated Optimization of Energy and Water Networks for Sustainable Industrial Systems

This book addresses the integrated optimization of heat and water networks in industrial systems, with a focus on advancing sustainability, resource efficiency, and process performance. It brings together state-of-the-art methodologies and practical strategies for designing, retrofitting, and managing thermal and water subsystems across diverse industrial contexts. Recognizing that heat and water are often treated in isolation despite their interdependencies, the book adopts a unified systems engineering perspective that allows for the identification of synergies, trade-offs, and co-benefits that are critical in modern process industries. With its balanced approach to theoretical modeling and real-world applications, the book supports better decision-making in the design and operation of integrated energy-water systems, ultimately contributing to the decarbonization and circularization of industrial infrastructures.

§ Helps engineers design integrated heat and water networks to lower energy and water costs in industrial operations.

§ Teaches how to apply advanced optimization techniques to solve real-world sustainability challenges in process industries.

§ Provides step-by-step methods to retrofit existing plants for improved efficiency without major infrastructure changes.

§ Equips professionals to evaluate trade-offs between economic performance and environmental impact in utility systems.

§ Offers practical models for coordinating utilities across multiple plants, supporting eco-industrial park development.

§ Delivers structured and comprehensive treatment of heat exchanger network synthesis, waste heat recovery, and water reuse optimization.

Designed for a professional and academic audience, this volume provides a valuable reference for chemical and process engineers, industrial sustainability experts, and researchers in process systems engineering.

José María Ponce Ortega is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He obtained his Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Celaya, Mexico. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Ponce-Ortega’s research interests are in the areas of optimization of chemical processes, sustainable design, energy, mass, water, and property integration, and supply chain optimization.

César Ramírez Márquez is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. His research focuses on the production of materials for the solar energy industry and base chemicals in the chemical industry.

Eusiel Rubio Castro is a Professor in the School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. His research focuses on process systems engineering, with emphasis on mass and energy integration, mathematical programming for process optimization, sustainable process design, and water use efficiency in industrial and agricultural contexts.

Fabricio Nápoles Rivera is Professor and Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico. He completed his Ph.D. and Master's degree in Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Technology of Celaya, Mexico. His research interests are in the areas of optimization of chemical processes, sustainable design, energy, mass, water, and property integration.

Luis Fernando Lira Barragán is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He served as a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on mass integration, shale gas production, and simulation of watersheds, as well as energy integration, synthesis of HEN, and waste heat recovery.