An integrated computer-aided system for generation and evaluation of sustainable process alternatives

Jensen, Niels; Coll, Nuria; Gani, Rafiqul

doi:10.1007/s10098-003-0224-9

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“…Jensen et al have described inherent safety indices that comprise of both chemical and process subindices (9), and the details of assigning these scores are provided as Supporting Information (10). The actual score for the chemical safety subindices are the highest scoring chemical involved in the process for each individual criterion.…”

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A Methodology for Evaluation and Selection of Nanoparticle Manufacturing Processes Based on Sustainability Metrics

Naidu

Sawhney

2008

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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A set of sustainability metrics, covering the economic, environmental and sociological dimensions of sustainability for evaluation of nanomanufacturing processes is developed. The metrics are divided into two categories namely industrial engineering metrics (process and safety metrics) and green chemistry metrics (environmental impact). The waste reduction algorithm (WAR) is used to determine the environmental impact of the processes and NAIADE (Novel Approach to Imprecise Assessment and Decision Environments) software is used for evaluation and decision analysis. The methodology is applied to three processes used for silica nanoparticle synthesis based on sol-gel and flame methods.

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A Methodology for Evaluation and Selection of Nanoparticle Manufacturing Processes Based on Sustainability Metrics

Naidu

Sawhney

2008

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Although the use of indicators that quantify specific performance aspects are also widespread (e.g. [7,14,16,26,28]), unifying approaches are rare, and the designer has often to cope with multicriteria approaches.…”

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“…Indicators were selected based on simplicity of calculation, frequency of use and availability of primary data, and adapted from Refs [7,30,16,26,28,14]…”

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Metrics for sustainability analysis of post-combustion abatement of CO2 emissions: Microalgae mediated routes and CCS (carbon capture and storage)

Araújo

Medeiros

Yokoyama

et al. 2015

Energy

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“…Curzons et al applied 22 indicators to evaluate chemistries for corporate practice, while an early tool on eco-efficiency, now with social indicators, was described by Uhlman and Saling . Additional work has simulated processes for computer-aided calculation of various indicators, added potential environmental impacts and chemical risk to the indicators, developed a suite of computer-aided tools for design and evaluation, and considered biodegradation of pollutants in the analysis of indicators …”

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Applying Environmental Release Inventories and Indicators to the Evaluation of Chemical Manufacturing Processes in Early Stage Development

Smith

Tan

Ruiz-Mercado

2019

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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As manufacturing processes are developed through the early stages of technology readiness, various assessments can be used to evaluate their performance. Performance indicators describe processes by transforming attributes into scores that represent desirable objectives. One type of assessment is obtained by determining the life cycle inventories of inputs and outputs for processes. For a functional unit of product, the user finds the resources used and the releases to the environment, which can be compared to results for similar processes and/or combined with other processes in the life cycle. In this work, an expanded range of process inputs and releases is modeled, including forklift/loader, fugitive, storage, boiler, and cooling tower emissions. A generic scenario approach for the cooling tower releases provides a first approximation of emission and wastewater flows. These inventory values are used in performance indicators that can be placed on a scale between fixed best-and worst-case limits with the GREENSCOPE methodology, thus allowing comparisons across various technologies. The processes of interest are two conversion pathways for producing cellulosic ethanol from biomass via thermochemical and biochemical routes. The results can be used in risk assessments, decision making, evaluation of research, and in spurring future technology development.

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An integrated computer-aided system for generation and evaluation of sustainable process alternatives

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

A Methodology for Evaluation and Selection of Nanoparticle Manufacturing Processes Based on Sustainability Metrics

A Methodology for Evaluation and Selection of Nanoparticle Manufacturing Processes Based on Sustainability Metrics

Metrics for sustainability analysis of post-combustion abatement of CO2 emissions: Microalgae mediated routes and CCS (carbon capture and storage)

Applying Environmental Release Inventories and Indicators to the Evaluation of Chemical Manufacturing Processes in Early Stage Development

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