Computer aided design for sustainable industrial processes: Specific tools and applications

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1065-1078

  Fermeglia, Maurizio ^a   Longo, Gennaro ^b   Toma, Letitia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIDO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAPE OPEN; Molecular modeling; Process simulation; Sustainability; Toxicity evaluation; War algorithm

Indexed keywords

CAPE-OPEN; CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPUTER TOOLS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS; MOLECULAR MODELING TECHNIQUES; PROCESS SIMULATION; PROCESS SIMULATION PROGRAMS; PROCESS SUSTAINABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATIONS; SOFTWARE CODES; SOFTWARE PLATFORMS; SPECIFIC TOOLS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; WAR ALGORITHM;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MILITARY OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR GRAPHICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 65349104619     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11730     Document Type: Article

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