chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Thermodynamics Revisited -- chapter 3 Energy ‘‘Consumption’’ and Lost Work -- chapter 4 Entropy Generation: Cause and Effect -- chapter 5 Reduction of Lost Work -- chapter 6 Exergy, a Convenient Concept -- chapter 7 Chemical Exergy -- chapter 8 Simple Applications -- chapter 9 Energy Conversion -- chapter 10 Separations -- chapter 11 Chemical Conversion -- chapter 12 A Note on Life Cycle Analysis -- chapter 13 Sustainable Development -- chapter 14 Efficiency and Sustainability in the Chemical Process Industry -- chapter 15 Solar Energy Conversion -- chapter 16 Biomass Production and Conversion -- chapter 17 Green Chemistry -- chapter 18 Economics, Ecology, and Thermodynamics -- chapter 19 Future Trends.