Incorporation of environmental impact criteria in the design and operation of chemical processes



Título del documento: Incorporation of environmental impact criteria in the design and operation of chemical processes
Revista: Brazilian journal of chemical engineering
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000308956
ISSN: 0104-6632
Autors: 1
2
Institucions: 1Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Període: Sep
Volum: 21
Número: 3
Paginació: 405-414
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Environmental impact assessment is becoming indispensable for the design and operation of chemical plants. Structured and consistent methods for this purpose have experienced a rapid development. The more rigorous and sophisticated these methods become, the greater is the demand for convenient tools. On the other hand, despite the incredible advances in process simulators, some aspects have still not been sufficiently covered. To date, applications of these programs to quantify environmental impacts have been restricted to straightforward examples of steady-state processes. In this work, a life-cycle assessment implementation with the aim of process design will be described, with a brief discussion of a dynamic simulation for analysis of transient state operations, such as process start-up. A case study shows the importance of this analysis in making possible operation at a high performance level with reduced risks to the environment
Disciplines Ingeniería,
Química
Paraules clau: Ingeniería ambiental,
Ingeniería química,
Procesos industriales,
Impacto ambiental,
Evaluación ambiental
Keyword: Engineering,
Chemistry,
Chemical engineering,
Environmental engineering,
Industrial processes,
Environmental impact,
Environmental assessment
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