Unified methodology for thermal energy efficiency improvement: Application to Kraft process

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-151

  Mateos Espejel, Enrique ^a   Savulescu, Luciana ^b   Maréchal, François ^c   Paris, Jean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy; Integration; Kraft process; Pinch analysis; Water

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY ENERGY; ECO-FRIENDLY PROCESS; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND WATER SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES; ENERGY ENHANCEMENT; ENERGY GAIN; FRESH WATER; GREEN ELECTRICITY; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; KRAFT MILLS; MINIMUM ENERGY; PINCH ANALYSIS; PINCH METHOD; PROCESS DEFINITION; STEAM PRODUCTION; SYSTEMS INTERACTION; UNIFIED METHODOLOGY; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WATER SYSTEM;

BENCHMARKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; STEAM; WATER CONTENT; WATERWORKS;

KRAFT PROCESS;

EID: 78649918289     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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