Thorough discussion of data-driven and first principles models for energy-relevant systems and processes, approached through various in-depth case studies Applied AI Techniques in the Process Industry identifies and categorizes the various hybrid models available that integrate data-driven models for energy-relevant systems and processes with different forms of process knowledge and domain expertise. State-of-the-art techniques such as reduced-order modeling, sparse identification, and physics-informed neural networks are comprehensively summarized, along with their benefits, such as improved interpretability and predictive power. Numerous in-depth case studies regarding the covered models and methods for data-driven modeling, process optimization, and machine learning are presented, from screening high-performance ionic liquids and AI-assisted drug design to designing heat exchangers with physics-informed deep learning. Edited by two highly qualified academics and contributed to by a number of leading experts in the field, Applied AI Techniques in the Process Industry includes information on: Integration of observed data and reaction mechanisms in deep learning for designing sustainable glycolic acidMachine learning-aided rational screening of task-specific ionic liquids and AI for property modeling and solvent tailoringIntegration of incomplete prior knowledge into data-driven inferential sensor models under the variational Bayesian frameworkAI-aided high-throughput screening, optimistic design of MOF materials for adsorptive gas separation, and reduced-order modeling and optimization of cooling tower systemsSurrogate modeling for accelerating optimization of complex systems in chemical engineering Applied AI Techniques in the Process Industry is an essential reference on the subject for process, chemical, and pharmaceutical engineers seeking to improve physical interpretability in data-driven models to enable usage that scales with a system and reduce inaccuracies and mismatch issues.