Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation

The current drive towards environmental sustainability and the rising costs of raw material and waste treatment have encouraged the process industry to find new ways to reduce resource consumption and waste generation. Concurrently, the development of systematic techniques for resource conservation...

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Main Author:	Foo, Chwan Yee
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2006
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/18646/1/FooChwanYeePFKKKSA2006.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.186462018-09-17T03:47:06Z Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation 2006 Foo, Chwan Yee GE Environmental Sciences HD28 Management. Industrial Management The current drive towards environmental sustainability and the rising costs of raw material and waste treatment have encouraged the process industry to find new ways to reduce resource consumption and waste generation. Concurrently, the development of systematic techniques for resource conservation and recycling within a process plant has seen extensive progress. The advent of process integration technique based on pinch analysis as a tool for the synthesis of optimal resource conservation networks (RCNs) has been one of the most significant advances in the area of pollution prevention over the last decade. However, most of the work on setting targets for resource conservation have been carried out using graphical tools. There is a clear need to develop a numerical technique to quickly and accurately establish the minimum resource targets for a RCN. This thesis presents a new targeting tool called the cascade analysis technique to locate the minimum fresh feed and discharge flowrate targets, pinch location(s) and the resource allocation target for various types of RCNs. The RCNs cases covered in this thesis include continuous and batch water networks, utility gas network as well as property-based network. In the synthesis of water network, water cascade analysis (WCA) is the first numerical technique that is able to handle both mass transfer and non-mass transfer-based water-using processes simultaneously. A new concept to achieve zero discharge via the use of regeneration unit optimisation in water network is also presented. Gas cascade analysis (GCA) and property cascade analysis (PCA) techniques are the first non-iterative numerical targeting tools for the synthesis of utility gas and propertybased networks. The appropriate placement of resource regeneration/purification unit(s) and other process changes options were also assessed using these newly developed cascade analysis techniques. 2006 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/18646/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/18646/1/FooChwanYeePFKKKSA2006.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering Manan, Z. A., Tan, Y. L. and Foo, D. C. Y. (2004). Targeting the Minimum Water Flowrate Using Water Cascade Analysis Technique. AIChE Journal. 50(12): 3169-3183. Foo, D. C. Y., Manan, Z. A. and Tan, Y. L. (2005). Synthesis of Maximum Water Recovery Network for Batch Process Systems. Journal of Cleaner Production. 13(15): 1381-1394. Foo, D. C. Y., Kazantzi, V., El-Halwagi, M. M. and Manan, Z. A. (2006). Cascade Analysis for Targeting Property-based Material Reuse Networks. Chemical Engineering Science. 61(8): 2626-2642. Foo, D. C. Y., Manan, Z. A. and El-Halwagi, M. M. (2006). Correct Identification of Limiting Water Data for Water Network Synthesis. Clean Technology and Environmental Policy. 8(2): 96-104. Foo, D. C. Y. (2006). Use Process Integration to Set Reuse and Recycling Targets, Bulletin of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006(4): 8-14. Manan, Z. A., Tan, Y. L., Foo, D. C. Y. and Tea, S. Y. (2006). Application of Water Cascade Analysis Technique for Water Minimisation in a Paper Mill Plant. International Journal of Environment and Pollution (in press). Manan, Z. A., Foo, D. C. Y. and Tan, Y. L. (2006). Use Cascade Analysis Technique to Set Baseline Targets and Optimise Water Network. Chemical Engineering Progress, Volume 101 (in press). Foo, D. C. Y. and Manan, Z. A. (2006). Setting the Minimum Utility Gas Flowrate Targets Using Cascade Analysis Technique. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (in review).
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences GE Environmental Sciences Foo, Chwan Yee Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation
description	The current drive towards environmental sustainability and the rising costs of raw material and waste treatment have encouraged the process industry to find new ways to reduce resource consumption and waste generation. Concurrently, the development of systematic techniques for resource conservation and recycling within a process plant has seen extensive progress. The advent of process integration technique based on pinch analysis as a tool for the synthesis of optimal resource conservation networks (RCNs) has been one of the most significant advances in the area of pollution prevention over the last decade. However, most of the work on setting targets for resource conservation have been carried out using graphical tools. There is a clear need to develop a numerical technique to quickly and accurately establish the minimum resource targets for a RCN. This thesis presents a new targeting tool called the cascade analysis technique to locate the minimum fresh feed and discharge flowrate targets, pinch location(s) and the resource allocation target for various types of RCNs. The RCNs cases covered in this thesis include continuous and batch water networks, utility gas network as well as property-based network. In the synthesis of water network, water cascade analysis (WCA) is the first numerical technique that is able to handle both mass transfer and non-mass transfer-based water-using processes simultaneously. A new concept to achieve zero discharge via the use of regeneration unit optimisation in water network is also presented. Gas cascade analysis (GCA) and property cascade analysis (PCA) techniques are the first non-iterative numerical targeting tools for the synthesis of utility gas and propertybased networks. The appropriate placement of resource regeneration/purification unit(s) and other process changes options were also assessed using these newly developed cascade analysis techniques.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Foo, Chwan Yee
author_facet	Foo, Chwan Yee
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title	Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation
title_short	Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation
title_full	Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation
title_fullStr	Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation
title_full_unstemmed	Generic cascade analysis technique for setting the minimum targets for resource conservation
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering
publishDate	2006
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/18646/1/FooChwanYeePFKKKSA2006.pdf
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