Base case process development for energy efficiency improvement, application to a Kraft pulping mill. Part I: Definition and characterization

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 742-752

  Mateos Espejel, Enrique ^a   Savulescu, Luciana ^b   Paris, Jean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base case process definition; Energy efficiency; Energy optimization; Kraft process; Simulation; Utilities systems; Water optimization

Indexed keywords

ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS DEFINITION; SIMULATION; UTILITIES SYSTEMS; WATER OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

KRAFT PROCESS;

EID: 79956293322     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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