Sustainability in the Process Industry: Integration and Optimization

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Improve the energy efficiency of process industry practices Sustainability in the Process Industry explains process integration and optimization and discusses applications for improving the energy and water efficiency of industrial as well as nonindustrial energy users. Approaches for adapting these methodologies to include the integration of waste and renewable energy sources are covered. This authoritative text contains eight industrial-based case studies and nine testing examples with developed solutions. Details on software tools are also included in this practical guide. Optimization goals and application areas within sustainable industrial process design and integrationFormulating sustainable tasks as optimization problemsImproving energy efficiency through process integrationHeat exchange and heat recoveryWater/mass integrationMinimizing water use and efficient generationNew, relevant process integration research resultsProcess optimization frameworks, including mathematical programming and P-graph and S-graph frameworksApplications of process integration, modeling, and optimization software tools