Comparative economic and environmental assessments of H2O2-based and tertiary butyl hydroperoxide-based propylene oxide technologies

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 268-277

  Ghanta, Madhav ^a,b   Fahey, Darryl R ^a   Busch, Daryle H ^a   Subramaniam, Bala ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative economic analysis; Cradle to gate LCA; Plant scale simulation; Propylene oxide production

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; CRADLE-TO-GATE LCA; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; ORGANIC HYDROPEROXIDES; PLANT SCALE SIMULATION; PROPYLENE OXIDE; PROPYLENE OXIDE TECHNOLOGIES;

CATALYSTS; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; PROFITABILITY; PROPANE; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 84884212240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc300121     Document Type: Article

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