Sustainable Development in the Process Industries (eBook, PDF)

Cases and Impact
Redaktion: Harmsen, J.; Powell, Joseph B.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The complete, hands-on guide to sustainable development Today's process industries must develop natural resources within an eco-friendly framework that balances current demand with future need. Realizing this goal necessitates global vigilance of three key areas--people, planet, and prosperity--known as the Triple Bottom Line or, simply, the Triple P. Sustainable Development in the Process Industries details how worldwide implementation of sustainable processes in present-day industries can positively influence the Triple P going forward by lowering poverty, reducing pollution, and conserving resources. This in-depth guide includes: * Real-world case studies and examples * Individual chapters written by industry experts * Application in industries such as petroleum and fuel, food, recycling, mineral processing, and water processing * Focus on the micro (molecules, unit operations, processes) to the macro (industrial sites, value chains, regions, the world) Providing lessons with practical application rather than pure theory, Sustainable Development in the Process Industries offers sound solutions to social, ecological, and economic challenges imperative to assuring our planet's well-being for generations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470586082
• Artikelnr.: 37297504

Autorenporträt

Jan Harmsen is principal process developer at Shell. He has thirty-two years of industrial experience at Shell with positions in the following departments: exploratory research, development, process design, and chemicals manufacturing. He is also, since 1997, part-time Hoogewerff Professor of Sustainable Chemical Technology at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Joseph B. Powell is Shell's Chief Scientist, Chemical Engineering. He joined the Process Development Department at Shell's Westhollow Technology Center (Houston) in 1988, where he has led major R&D programs. Dr. Powell has been granted forty-five U.S. patents and several industry awards, including the A. D. Little Award for Chemical Engineering Innovation (AIChE 1998).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. 1.1. Reason for this book. 1.2. Scope of the book. 1.3.
Use in education. 1.4. Use in industry. 2 Sustainability Metrics,
Indicators, and Indices for the Process Industries. 2.1 Overview and scope.
2.2 Hierarchy of SD Metrics, Indices, and Indicators. 2.3 Practical tools
for the Process Industries. 2.4 Summary and Conclusions. 2.5 References. 3
Resource Efficiency of Chemical Manufacturing Chains - Present and Future.
3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Resource Efficiency. 3.3 Economic Impact. 3.4
Conclusions. 3.5 List of Symbols. 3.6 Notation. 3.7 References. 4 Regional
integration of processes, agriculture and society. 4.1 The formative
character of raw materials. 4.2 The systemic engineering challenge. 4.3
Regional integration of technologies. 4.4 Dedication. 4.5 Literature. 5
Eco-Industrial Parks in the Netherlands: the Rotterdam Harbour and Industry
Complex. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Industrial Ecosystem Programmes in
Rotterdam. 5.3 Conclusions. 5.4 References. 6 By-product Synergy Networks:
Driving Innovation through Waste Reduction and Carbon Mitigation. 6.1
Introduction to By-product synergy (BPS). 6.2 BPS origins. 6.3 By-product
Synergy, the Process. 6.4 Barriers and Challenges. 6.5 Benefits and
Opportunities. 6.6 Examples. 6.7 Conclusion. 6.8 References. 7 Fast
pyrolysis of biomass for energy and chemicals: Technologies at pilot plant,
demo-plant and commercial scale. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Oil properties. 7.3
Fast Pyrolysis Process technologies. 7.4 Mass and energy balance for
production of bio-oil and char in a 2 t/hr wood plant. 7.5 Bio-oil fuel
Applications. 7.6 Chemicals from bio-oil. 7.7 Economics. 7.8 Concluding
remarks. 7.9 Nomenclature. 7.10 References. 8 The Integrated Corn-Based
Biorefinery: A Case Study in Sustainable Process Development. 8.1
Introduction. 8.2 Technology Development for an Integrated Corn-Based
Biorefinery. 8.3 LCA Results: ICBR versus Benchmarks. 8.4 Final
reflections. Acknowledgements. References. 9. Cellulosic Biofuels - a
sustainable option for Transportation. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Case
studies. 9.3. Sustainability of cellulosic biofuels. 9.4. Conclusions and
Recommendations for R&D Activities. 9.5. References. 10 DSM's New
Integrated Urea-Melamine Process: A Sustainable Industrial Process
Development. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Urea Production. 10.3 Conventional DSM
Stamicarbon Gas-Phase Melamine Production Process. 10.4 New Integrated
Urea-Melamine Process. 10.5 Conclusions. 10.6 References. 11 Sustainable
Innovation in the Chemical Industry: An overview of commercial impacts.
11.1 Overview. 11.2 Historical Perspective. 11.3 Innovations in the Age of
Sustainability. 11.4 Sustainability driven by innovation and performance.
11.5 Acknowledgements. 11.6 Notation. 11.7 References. 12 Implementation of
sustainable strategies in Small-Medium Enterprises (SME's) based upon the
concept of Cleaner Production: A case study from an anodizing company. 12.1
Overview. 12.2 Sustainable management needs active strategies. 12.3
Eloxieranstalt A. Heuberger GmbH - sustainable management in an anodizing
plant. 12.4 Conclusions. 12.5 Acknowledgements. 12.6 Appendix. 12.7 The
author. 12.8 References. 13 Microbial Engineering and Bioleaching:
Application to the Sustainable Concepts of Metals Recycling and Mineral
Processing. 13.1 Overview. 13.2 Bioleaching Process Design and Development.
13.3 How to design a Bioleaching reactor: Applicability of the Core
particle model? 13.4 Industrial applications. 13.5 Conclusion. 13.6
References. 14 Application of Industrial Ecosystem Principles in Industrial
Symbiosis (By-Product Synergy) - Successful Experience from The Dow
Chemical Company. 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Relationship between Industrial
Symbiosis (By-Product Synergy) and Sustainable Development. 14.3
Challenges, Barriers and Counter Measures in Exploration, Evaluation and
Implementation of Industrial Symbiosis (By-Product Synergy). 14.4 What Is
By-Product Synergy and What Is Not? 14.5 Work Process and Successful Cases
of Industrial Symbiosis (By-Product Synergy). 14.6 Conclusions and
Recommendations. 14.7 Acknowledgement. 14.8 References.