Combined mass and energy integration in process design at the example of membrane-based gas separation systems

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2033-2042

  Gassner, Martin ^a   Maréchal, François ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy integration; Mass integration; Membrane system design; Process design; Process integration; SNG

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INTEGRATION; MASS INTEGRATION; MEMBRANE SYSTEM DESIGN; PROCESS INTEGRATION; SNG;

DESIGN; FLOWCHARTING; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTEGRATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 77957928063     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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