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Pollution prevention with chemical process simulators: the generalized waste reduction (WAR) algorithm—full version
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In this article, a general theory for the flow and the generation of potential environmental impact through a chemical process has been developed, which defines six possible environmental impact indexes that characterize the potential impact within a process and the output of potential impact from a process.About:
This article is published in Computers & Chemical Engineering.The article was published on 1999-05-01. It has received 233 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pollution prevention.read more
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Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide: An Integrated Review of Catalysis and Life Cycle Assessment
Jens Artz,Thomas Müller,Katharina Thenert,Johanna Kleinekorte,Raoul Meys,André Dirk Sternberg,André Bardow,Walter Leitner,Walter Leitner +8 more
TL;DR: The motivation to develop CO2-based chemistry does not depend primarily on the absolute amount of CO2 emissions that can be remediated by a single technology and is stimulated by the significance of the relative improvement in carbon balance and other critical factors defining the environmental impact of chemical production in all relevant sectors in accord with the principles of green chemistry.
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Environmentally conscious long-range planning and design of supply chain networks
TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical programming-based methodology is presented for the explicit inclusion of life cycle assessment (LCA) criteria as part of the strategic investment decisions related to the design and planning of supply chain networks.
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Fuel ethanol production from sugarcane and corn: Comparative analysis for a Colombian case
Julián A. Quintero,María Isabel Villa Montoya,Óscar J. Sánchez,Óscar J. Sánchez,Oscar Giraldo,Carlos A. Cardona +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of the economical and environmental performance of the ethanol production process from sugarcane and corn under Colombian conditions has been carried out, and the integration of these indicators into one index by using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach was determined as the best choice for Colombian ethanol production facilities.
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Designing sustainable processes with simulation: the waste reduction (WAR) algorithm
TL;DR: The WAR algorithm as discussed by the authors is a methodology for determining the potential environmental impact (PEI) of a chemical process, with modifications that account for the PEI of the energy consumed within that process.
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Optimal design and planning of sustainable chemical supply chains under uncertainty
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the design of sustainable chemical supply chains in the presence of uncertainty in the life cycle inventory associated with the network operation, where the design task is mathematically formulated as a bi-criterion stochastic mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP) that simultaneously accounts for the maximization of the net present value and the minimization of environmental impact for a given probability level.
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Process synthesis for waste minimization
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