Green Engineering: Environmentally Conscious Design of Chemical Processes

Part IIIMoving Beyond the Plant Boundary

Overview

Part II presented tools for evaluating and improving the environmental performance of chemical processes, but the analysis ended at the boundary of the flowsheet. While it is appropriate for chemical engineers to focus on the process flowsheet, where the chemical process design engineer has the most control, it is also important to recognize that chemical manufacturing processes are linked to both suppliers and customers. Customers will be concerned about the environmental performance of chemical products that they use, and so process design engineers must increasingly become stewards for their products. In addition, chemical processes are linked to their suppliers, so engineers must be aware ...