A graphical representation of carbon footprint reduction for chemical processes

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Chemical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volume

18

Issue

9

First Page

848

Last Page

856

Publication Date

6-2010

Abstract

Climate change has recently become a major focus for industry and government agencies. Some recent works have been reported on the use of pinch analysis techniques for carbon-constrained energy planning problems. This paper discusses a new application of graphical technique based on pinch analysis for company-level visualization and analysis of carbon footprint improvement. The technique is based on the decomposition of total carbon footprint into material- and energy-based components, or alternatively, into internal and external components. The decomposition facilitates the evaluation and screening of process improvement alternatives. Two industrial case studies on the production of phytochemical extracts and bulk chemicals are used to illustrate the new extension.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.12.002

Keywords

Carbon footprint; Cleaner production; Pinch analysis; Process integration

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

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