Process intensification: New understanding and systematic approach Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This paper presents new definitions for process intensification identifying two main categories called unit intensification and plant intensification. This paper also proposes general mathematical programming formulations for the different categories of intensification through a disjunctive formulation to consider the use of existing units or to include additional units. The ideas of process integration (energy, mass and property integration) are very useful for process intensification helping in maximizing throughput for a given process, minimizing process inventory for a given throughput or in minimizing utilities and feedstock for a given throughput (this means that process intensification is broader than process integration). This paper identifies that process intensification is a wider approach than single unit intensification as it was considered by most of the previous works. A case study is presented to show the applicability of the proposed models and definitions. 2012 Elsevier B.V.

published proceedings

  • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION

author list (cited authors)

  • Maria Ponce-Ortega, J., Al-Thubaiti, M. M., & El-Halwagi, M. M.

citation count

  • 110

complete list of authors

  • Ponce-Ortega, José María||Al-Thubaiti, Musaed M||El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M

publication date

  • March 2012