A systematic methodology for the environomic design and synthesis of energy systems combining process integration, Life Cycle Assessment and industrial ecology

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-16

  Gerber, Léda ^a   Fazlollahi, Samira ^a   Maréchal, François ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy conversion systems; Industrial ecology; Life Cycle Assessment; Optimization; Process integration; Process systems design; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS SYSTEMS DESIGNS; URBAN SYSTEMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SUPPLY CHAINS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84886402050     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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