Retrofit of a Fine Chemical Intermediate Production Process to Utilize Renewable, Bio-Based Feedstocks
Jeffrey R. Seay, Process Technology and Engineering Department, Degussa Corporation, 4301 Degussa Road, Mobile, AL 36590, Robert N. D'Alessandro, Process Engineering Department, Degussa Corporation, 4301 Degussa Road, PO Box 868, Theodore, AL 36590-0606, Mario R. Eden, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5127 and Christoph Weckbecker, Feed Additives, Degussa AG, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany |
Environmentally Friendly Heterogeneous Azeotropic Distillation System Design: Integration of Ebs Selection and Ips Recycling for Retrofitting
Weiyu Xu, Center for Uncertain Systems, Tools for Optimization and Management (CUSTOM), Vishwamitra Research Institute, 34 Cass Ave., Westmont, IL 60559 and Urmila Diwekar, Center for Uncertain Systems: Tools for Optimization and Management (CUSTOM), Vishwamitra Research Institute, Westmont, IL 60559 |
Evaluating Waste Minimization Alternatives in a Chemical Plant
Iskandar Halim, Process Science and Modelling, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore, 627833, Singapore and Rajagopalan Srinivasan, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent,, Singapore, 119260, Singapore |
Computational Approach to Quantify Condenser Operations
Romeo Ibrahim1, Michalis Xenos2, Andres Malcolm2, Linas Mockus3 and Andreas A. Linninger2, (1)Abbot Laboratories, 1401 N. Sheridan, North Chicago, IL 60064, (2)Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, (3)Allergan, Inc., Waco, TX 60076 |
Pollution Prevention through Property-Based Design
Vasiliki Kazantzi1, Xaioyun Qin1, Dominic Chwan Yee Foo2 and Mahmoud El-Halwagi1, (1)Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3122, (2)Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Skudai, Johor, 81310 Skudai, Jo, Malaysia |
Breakeven Costs of Distributed Advanced Technology Water Treatment Systems
John W. Norton Jr., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 1208A ERB, 2200 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and Walter J. Weber Jr., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Blvd. Room 4103, Ann Arbor, MI 44109 |