| Journal: | Brazilian journal of chemical engineering |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000308956 |
| ISSN: | 0104-6632 |
| Authors: | Bauer, P.E1 Maciel-Filho, R2 |
| Institutions: | 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 |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Sep |
| Volumen: | 21 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 405-414 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Keyword: | 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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