Case Studies (Sustainability & Environment)

A Novel Reactive Distillation Approach for Producing 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone From Glycerol

Oct 19, 2011

Dennis J. Miller

Glycerol is a viable renewable feedstock that has emerged as a consequence of triglyceride conversion to biodiesel. In addition to glycerol conversion to commodity chemicals such as propylene glycol and epichlorohydrin, formation of higher-value specialty chemical products such as 1,3-...

New Catalytic Technology for Converting Heavy Oils Derived From Alberta Oil Sands Into Petrochemical Feedstock

Oct 18, 2011

Vasily Simanzhenkov

Oil sands operations in Alberta are poised to experience significant growth over the next number of years. Production of 1.31 million bbl/day of synthetic crude oil and bitumen blends from oil sands in 2008 is projected to increase to over 3 million bbl/day by 2018. This guarantees a large output...

Rules of Thumb for Reactor Design and Process Conditions for Thermochemical Treatment of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood Waste

Oct 16, 2011

Lieve M. Helsen

Lab-scale pyrolysis experiments have been performed to gain insight in the mechanisms influencing the metal behavior during carbonization of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated wood chips. To this end a fixed bed low temperature pyrolysis reactor and a thermogravimetric (TG) analyser have been...

Sustainable Development in the Process Industries: Cases and Impact -- An Overview of Real-World Examples

SEF Webinar

Jun 1, 2011

Joseph Powell

This webinar presents highlights and insights from the recently published book Sustainable Development in the Process Industries: Cases and Impact. It describes case studies and real world examples of application of the principles of sustainability in the development and implementation of commercial projects.

Wastewater Treatment for Refineries Using Canadian Tar Sands SAGD Crude as Feed Stock

Mar 15, 2011

Rafique Janjua

Refineries using Canadian Crude as feed stock are experiencing high emulsion wastewater from Desalter mud wash operation. This waste is high in COD /BOD loading and will exert shock to the aeration system by scavenging dissolved oxygen and resulting in misoperation and NPDES exceedences. Emulsion...

Real Time CO2 and Energy Cost Reductions: Field Experiences In Petrochemical Plants

Mar 14, 2011

Oscar Santollani

Over a period of more than 10 years of deploying industrial projects related to energy systems real time optimization and cost reduction in processing industries around the world, the following issues have been found time and time again: • Many applications of energy cost reduction technologies are...

Microreactor for Industrial Application: Technical and Economical Benefits

Nov 8, 2010

Sergio Pissavini

A glass based high throughput microreactor technology is presented illustrating the basic design window, technical data and configuration. An overview of some class of reactions performance is provided as compared to batch process. For three typical reaction a comparison between typical plant...

On-Line Studies of Pd Based Sorbents for the Removal of Gaseous Metal Contaminants: Capture and Regeneration

Mar 21, 2010

Erik C. Rupp

The Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) is a promising technology for the future use of coal to provide clean energy in a more efficient manner. During this process, many of the trace elements present in coal are volatilized, and remain in the gas phase through the gas turbine, only to be...

Piecing Together a Sustainable Development Strategy

October

2003

Management

Dawn G. Rittenhouse

Here's how to assess your organization's performance on environmental, economic and social issues and prepare a plan to improve its sustainability.

Targeting Material Reuse via Property Integration

August

2005

Environmental Management

Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Vasiliki Kazantzi

Material reuse is often governed by the functionalities of the process streams. This new property-based technique creates a pinch diagram that identifies targets for the minimum use of fresh resources and waste discharge, and the maximum integration...

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Case Studies (Sustainability & Environment)