Sustainable Development in the Process

Because of the growing interest among petroleum, recycling, and other industries, sustainability is central to chemical engineers and students. Sustainable Development in the Process Industry not only explores but also demonstrates practical solutions for using sustainable technologies, focusing on three major points: people, prosperity, and planet. Rather than presenting theories, the text provides examples and cases studies ranging from the petroleum industry to the water processing industry. With a collection of international authors, the text is suitable for any chemical engineer or student interested in achieving a more sustainable world.

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 RD 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).

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Reason for This Book	p. 1
Scope of the Book	p. 2
Use in Education	p. 2
Use in Industry	p. 3
Sustainability Metrics, Indicators, and Indices for the Process Industries	p. 5
Overview and Scope	p. 5
Hierarchy of SD Metrics, Indices, and Indicators	p. 7
Practical Tools for the Process Industries	p. 10
Summary and Conclusions	p. 17
References	p. 19
Resource Efficiency of Chemical Manufacturing Chains: Present and Future	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Resource Efficiency	p. 24
Economic Impact	p. 32
Conclusions	p. 35
References	p. 35
Regional Integration of Processes, Agriculture, and Society	p. 39
The Formative Character of Raw Materials	p. 39
The Systemic Engineering Challenge	p. 44
Regional Integration of Technologies	p. 46
References	p. 57
Eco-industrial Parks in The Netherlands: The Rotterdam Harbor and Industry Complex	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
Industrial Ecosystem Programs in Rotterdam	p. 60
Conclusions	p. 76
References	p. 78
By-product Synergy Networks: Driving Innovation Through Waste Reduction and Carbon Mitigation	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
BPS Origins	p. 83
The BPS Process	p. 87
Barriers and Challenges	p. 94
Benefits and Opportunities	p. 97
Examples	p. 100
Conclusions	p. 106
References	p. 106
Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass For Energy and Chemicals: Technologies at Various Scales	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Oil Properties	p. 114
Fast Pyrolysis Process Technologies	p. 120
Mass and Energy Balance for Production of Bio-oil and Char in a 2-ton/h Wood Plant	p. 136
Bio-oil Fuel Applications	p. 139
Chemicals from Bio-oil	p. 144
Economics	p. 148
Concluding Remarks	p. 149
References	p. 150
Integrated Corn-Based Biorefinery: A Study in Sustainable Process Development	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Technology Development for an Integrated Corn-Based Biorefinery	p. 159
LCA Results: ICBR Versus Benchmarks	p. 165
Final Reflections	p. 168
References	p. 169
Cellulosic Biofuels: A Sustainable Option for Transportation	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
Case Studies	p. 175
Sustainability of Biomass Production	p. 183
Conclusions and Recommendations for R&D Activities	p. 194
Note Added in Proof	p. 196
References	p. 196
Integrated Urea-Melamine Process at DSM: Sustainable Product Development	p. 199
Short Summary of Melamine Development	p. 199
Current Uses of Melamine	p. 200
Urea Production	p. 201
Conventional DSM Stamicarbon Gas-Phase Melamine Production Process	p. 202
New Integrated Urea-Melamine Process	p. 205
Conclusions	p. 207
References	p. 207
Sustainable Innovation in the Chemical Industry and Its Commercial Impacts	p. 209
Overview	p. 209
Historical Perspective	p. 210
Innovations in the Age of Sustainability	p. 212
Sustainability Driven by Innovation and Performance	p. 215
References	p. 216
Implementation of Sustainable Strategies in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Based on the Concept of Cleaner Production	p. 219
Overview	p. 219
Active Strategies for Sustainable Management	p. 220
Eloxieranstalt A. Heuberger GmbH: Sustainable Management in an Anodizing Plant	p. 221
Analysis of the Results	p. 226
Implementation of Sustainable Strategies	p. 230
Appendix: A Successful Regional Cleaner Production Project	p. 231
References	p. 236
Sustainable Concepts in Metals Recycling and Mineral Processing	p. 237
Overview	p. 237
Bioleaching Process Design and Development	p. 238
Bioleaching Reactor Design: Applicability of the Core Particle Model	p. 241
Industrial Applications	p. 243
Conclusions	p. 245
References	p. 246
Industrial Ecosystem Principles in Industrial Symbiosis: By-product Synergy	p. 249
Introduction	p. 249
Relationship Between Industrial Symbiosis and Sustainable Development	p. 250
Challenges, Barriers, and Countermeasures in Exploration, Evaluation, and Implementation of Industrial Symbiosis	p. 252
What By-Product Synergy Is and Is Not	p. 253
Work Process and Successful Cases of Industrial Symbiosis	p. 254
Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 261
References	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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