Sustaining high energy efficiency in existing processes with advanced process integration technology

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-32

  Zhang, Nan ^a,b   Smith, Robin ^a,b   Bulatov, Igor ^a   Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCESS INTEGRATION LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Heat integrated distillation; Operation optimisation; Process integration

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE HEAT;

ADVANCED PROCESS; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXISTING SYSTEMS; HEAT-INTEGRATED DISTILLATION; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IN-PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; NEW DESIGN; OPERATIONAL CHANGES; OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; OPTIMISATIONS; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLUTION METHODS; STEP CHANGES;

TECHNOLOGY;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84869881808     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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