Abstract
Process synthesis-design involves identification of the best processing
route to produce a desired product from a specified set of raw
materials. In this work a systematic, multistage method and
corresponding software (ProCAFD) is developed for sustainable process
synthesis-design and analysis of chemical and biochemical processes. The
developed method is capable of generating all the alternatives for a
synthesis problem covering the entire search space of alternatives. The
synthesis method is based on a group contribution based hybrid approach,
where chemical process flowsheets are synthesized in the same way as
atoms or groups of atoms are synthesized to form molecules in computer
aided molecular design (CAMD) techniques. Another important aspect of
this method is the integration of economic, sustainability and LCA
analyses in the early stages of process synthesis to identify process
hotspots and further improve the process using innovative design
strategies. An overview of the key concepts and the method is presented
along with a case study to generate sustainable designs for production
of benzene from toluene and hydrogen.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27 |
Editors | Antonio Espuña, Moisès Graells, Luis Puigjaner |
Volume | 40 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Publication date | 2017 |
Pages | 649-654 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-444-63965-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 1 Oct 2017 → 5 Oct 2017 Conference number: 27 https://www.elsevier.com/books/27th-european-symposium-on-computer-aided-process-engineering/espuna/978-0-444-63965-3 |
Conference
Conference | 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering |
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Number | 27 |
Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Barcelona |
Period | 01/10/2017 → 05/10/2017 |
Internet address |
Series | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering |
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ISSN | 1570-7946 |
Keywords
- Sustainable process synthesis
- Computer-aided software
- Innovative designs