Systematic Framework for Environmentally Conscious Chemical Process Design: Early and Detailed Design Stages

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 535-552

  Chen, Hui ^a   Shonnard, David R ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOICHIOMETRY;

PROCESS DESIGN;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BENZENE; BUTANE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE;

CHEMICAL PROCESSING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW RATE; MASS; PRESSURE; PROCESS DESIGN; SIMULATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0345865624     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0304356     Document Type: Article

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