chapter 1 Introduction / chapter 2 Batch Processing Industries / chapter 3 Conceptual Design and Synthesis of Batch Processes / chapter 4 Batch Reactors in the Bioindustries / chapter 5 Batch Distillation / chapter 6 Batch Crystallization / chapter 7 Crystallization and Associated Solid–Liquid Separations / chapter 8 Pollution Prevention for Batch Pharmaceutical and Specialty Chemical Processes / chapter 9 Batch Process Modeling and Optimization / chapter 10 Batch Process Management: Planning and Scheduling / chapter 11 Monitoring and Control of Batch Processes / chapter 12 Supply-Chain Management / chapter 13 Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects