Systematic Tools for the Conceptual Design of Inherently Safer Chemical Processes
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Title: | Systematic Tools for the Conceptual Design of Inherently Safer Chemical Processes |
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Authors: | Ruiz-Femenia, Rubén | Fernandez-Torres, Maria J. | Salcedo Díaz, Raquel | Gómez-Rico, María Francisca | Caballero, José A. |
Research Group/s: | Computer Optimization of Chemical Engineering Processes and Technologies (CONCEPT) | Residuos, Energía, Medio Ambiente y Nanotecnología (REMAN) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ingeniería Química |
Keywords: | Inherent safety | Generalized Disjunctive Programming | Inherently safer process design | Multi-objective optimization |
Knowledge Area: | Ingeniería Química |
Issue Date: | 2-Jun-2017 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Citation: | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2017, 56(25): 7301-7313. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00901 |
Abstract: | Society is continuously facing challenges for safer chemical plants design, which is usually driven by economic criteria during the early steps of the design process, relegating safety concerns to the latest stages. This paper highlights the synergy of merging Process System Engineering tools with inherent safety principles. First, we design a superstructure that comprises several alternatives for streams, equipment, and process conditions, which exhibit different performance of economic and inherently safer indicators, the total annualized cost, and the Dow’s Fire and Explosion Index, respectively. The solution to this multiobjective problem is given by a Pareto set of solutions that indicates the existing trade-off between both objectives. The capabilities of the proposed framework are illustrated through two case studies, which solutions provide valuable insights into the design problem and are intended to guide decision-makers toward the adoption of inherently safer process alternatives. |
Sponsor: | The authors acknowledge financial support from “Proyectos de l+D para grupos de investigación emergentes GV/2016/005” (Conselleria d’Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport, GENERALITAT VALENCIANA) and from the Spanish “Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad” (CTQ2016-77968-C3-02-P, AEI/FEDER, UE). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/68347 |
ISSN: | 0888-5885 (Print) | 1520-5045 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00901 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2017 American Chemical Society |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00901 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - CONCEPT - Artículos de Revistas INV - REMAN - Artículos de Revistas |
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2017_Ruiz-Femenia_etal_IECR_preprint.pdf | Preprint (acceso abierto) | 1,74 MB | Adobe PDF | Open Preview |
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