THE APPLICATION OF MULTICOMPARTMENT MODELS FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTALCOMPARISON OF PROCESS DESIGN ALTERNATIVES

Authors
PENNINGTON DW YUE PL MCKAY G PORTER JF
Citation
Dw. Pennington et al., THE APPLICATION OF MULTICOMPARTMENT MODELS FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTALCOMPARISON OF PROCESS DESIGN ALTERNATIVES, Process safety and environmental protection, 75(B2), 1997, pp. 90-97
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
Process safety and environmental protection → ACNP
ISSN journal
09575820
Volume
75
Issue
B2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
90 - 97
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-5820(1997)75:B2<90:TAOMMF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A number of methodologies have been presented in the Literature to mee t the demand for environmental comparison of process design alternativ es. However, the application of these methodologies in practice has be en limited by subjectivity, uncertainty and resource requirements. in this paper, a multi-compartment model, using readily available data an d associated assumptions, is presented as a potential tool for environ mental comparison of process design alternatives. The suitability of t he model to provide a discriminatory basis for comparison is discussed in terms of trends, quantitative uncertainty and limitations.