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Cantú VH, Azzaro-Pantel C, Ponsich A. Constraint-handling techniques within differential evolution for solving process engineering problems. Appl Soft Comput 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Electrochemical Hydrogen Production Powered by PV/CSP Hybrid Power Plants: A Modelling Approach for Cost Optimal System Design. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14123437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Global trade of green hydrogen will probably become a vital factor in reaching climate neutrality. The sunbelt of the Earth has a great potential for large-scale hydrogen production. One promising pathway to solar hydrogen is to use economically priced electricity from photovoltaics (PV) for electrochemical water splitting. However, storing electricity with batteries is still expensive and without storage only a small operating capacity of electrolyser systems can be reached. Combining PV with concentrated solar power (CSP) and thermal energy storage (TES) seems a good pathway to reach more electrolyser full load hours and thereby lower levelized costs of hydrogen (LCOH). This work introduces an energy system model for finding cost-optimal designs of such PV/CSP hybrid hydrogen production plants based on a global optimization algorithm. The model includes an operational strategy which improves the interplay between PV and CSP part, allowing also to store PV surplus electricity as heat. An exemplary study for stand-alone hydrogen production with an alkaline electrolyser (AEL) system is carried out. Three different locations with different solar resources are considered, regarding the total installed costs (TIC) to obtain realistic LCOH values. The study shows that a combination of PV and CSP is an auspicious concept for large-scale solar hydrogen production, leading to lower costs than using one of the technologies on its own. For today’s PV and CSP costs, minimum levelized costs of hydrogen of 4.04 USD/kg were determined for a plant located in Ouarzazate (Morocco). Considering the foreseen decrease in PV and CSP costs until 2030, cuts the LCOH to 3.09 USD/kg while still a combination of PV and CSP is the most economic system.
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This paper describes the state of the art and future opportunities for process design and sustainable development. In the Introduction, the main global megatrends and the European Union’s response to two of them, the European Green Deal, are presented. The organization of professionals in the field, their conferences, and their publications support the two topics. A brief analysis of the published documents in the two most popular databases shows that the environmental dimension predominates, followed by the economic one, while the social pillar of sustainable development is undervalued. The main design tools for sustainability are described. As an important practical case, the European chemical and process industries are analyzed, and their achievements in sustainable development are highlighted; in particular, their strategies are presented in more detail. The conclusions cover the most urgent future development areas of (i) process industries and carbon capture with utilization or storage; (ii) process analysis, simulation, synthesis, and optimization tools, and (iii) zero waste, circular economy, and resource efficiency. While these developments are essential, more profound changes will be needed in the coming decades, such as shifting away from growth with changes in habits, lifestyles, and business models. Lifelong education for sustainable development will play a very important role in the growth of democracy and happiness instead of consumerism and neoliberalism.
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Sustainable Development of Battery Electric Vehicles in China. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11205635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Due to the rapid growth in the total number of vehicles in China, energy consumption and environmental pollution are serious problems. The development of electric vehicles (EVs) has become one of the important measures for solving these problems. As EVs are in a period of rapid development, sustainability research on them is conducive to the timely discovery of—and solution to—problems in the development process, but current research on the sustainability of EVs is still scarce. Based on the strategic development direction of EVs in China, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were chosen as the research object of this study. The theory and method of the life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) were used to study the sustainability of BEVs. Specifically, the indicators of the life cycle assessment (LCA) were constructed, and the GaBi software was used to assess the environmental dimensions. The framework of life cycle costing (LCC) was used to assess the economic dimensions from the perspective of consumers. The indicators of the social life cycle assessment (SLCA) of stakeholders were constructed to assess the social dimension. Then, the method of the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was selected for multicriteria decision-making in order to integrate the three dimensions. A specific conclusion was drawn from a comparison of BEVs and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). The study found that the life cycle sustainability of ICEVs in China was better than that of BEVs. This result might be unexpected, but there were reasons for it. Through sensitivity analysis, it was concluded that the current power structure and energy consumption in the operation phase of BEVs had a higher environmental impact, and the high cost of batteries and the government subsidy policy had a higher impact on the cost of BEVs. Corresponding suggestions are put forward at the end of the article.
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Energy is a key driver of the modern economy, therefore modeling and simulation of energy systems has received significant research attention. We review the major developments in this area and propose two ways to categorize the diverse contributions. The first categorization is according to the modeling approach, namely into computational, mathematical, and physical models. With this categorization, we highlight certain novel hybrid approaches that combine aspects of the different groups proposed. The second categorization is according to field namely Process Systems Engineering (PSE) and Energy Economics (EE). We use the following criteria to illustrate the differences: the nature of variables, theoretical underpinnings, level of technological aggregation, spatial and temporal scales, and model purposes. Traditionally, the Process Systems Engineering approach models the technological characteristics of the energy system endogenously. However, the energy system is situated in a broader economic context that includes several stakeholders both within the energy sector and in other economic sectors. Complex relationships and feedback effects exist between these stakeholders, which may have a significant impact on strategic, tactical, and operational decision-making. Leveraging the expertise built in the Energy Economics field on modeling these complexities may be valuable to process systems engineers. With this categorization, we present the interactions between the two fields, and make the case for combining the two approaches. We point out three application areas: (1) optimal design and operation of flexible processes using demand and price forecasts, (2) sustainability analysis and process design using hybrid methods, and (3) accounting for the feedback effects of breakthrough technologies. These three examples highlight the value of combining Process Systems Engineering and Energy Economics models to get a holistic picture of the energy system in a wider economic and policy context.
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Hennen M, Postels S, Voll P, Lampe M, Bardow A. Multi-objective synthesis of energy systems: Efficient identification of design trade-offs. Comput Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Giuliano A, Cerulli R, Poletto M, Raiconi G, Barletta D. Process Pathways Optimization for a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Producing Levulinic Acid, Succinic Acid, and Ethanol. Ind Eng Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Aristide Giuliano
- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni
Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria dell’Informazione ed Elettrica e Matematica applicata, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Pintarič ZN, Kravanja Z. The importance of proper economic criteria and process modeling for single- and multi-objective optimizations. Comput Chem Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gu W, Wang K, Huang Y, Zhang B, Chen Q, Hui CW. Energy Optimization for a Multistage Crude Oil Distillation Process. Chem Eng Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201400130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Systematic Methods for Working Fluid Selection and the Design, Integration and Control of Organic Rankine Cycles—A Review. ENERGIES 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/en8064755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Trujillo JY, Cisternas LA, Gálvez ED, Mellado ME. Optimal design and planning of heap leaching process. Application to copper oxide leaching. Chem Eng Res Des 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kravanja Z, Ropotar M, Pintarič ZN. Two-step multiobjective synthesis of sustainable chemical processes. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s0040579512060140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wei Z, Zhang B, Wu S, Chen Q, Hui CW. A hydraulics-based heuristic strategy for capacity expansion retrofit of distillation systems and an industrial application on a light-ends separation plant. Chem Eng Res Des 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Zheng K, Lou HH, Gangadharan P, Kanchi K. Incorporating Sustainability into the Conceptual Design of Chemical Process-Reaction Routes Selection. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie3002952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kailiang Zheng
- Dan F. Smith
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Dan F. Smith
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Dan F. Smith
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Dan F. Smith
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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Zhang H, Rangaiah G. An efficient constraint handling method with integrated differential evolution for numerical and engineering optimization. Comput Chem Eng 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ruiz-Mercado GJ, Smith RL, Gonzalez MA. Sustainability Indicators for Chemical Processes: I. Taxonomy. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie102116e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gerardo J. Ruiz-Mercado
- ORISE Research Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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Jayswal A, Li X, Zanwar A, Lou HH, Huang Y. A sustainability root cause analysis methodology and its application. Comput Chem Eng 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kasaš M, Kravanja Z, Pintarič ZN. Achieving profitably, operationally, and environmentally compromise flow-sheet designs by a single-criterion optimization. AIChE J 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.12747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kasaš M, Kravanja Z, Novak Pintarič Z. Suitable Modeling for Process Flow Sheet Optimization Using the Correct Economic Criterion. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie101485z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M. Kasaš
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Jinhui Zhao
- National Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Institute of Cyber-Systems and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- National Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Institute of Cyber-Systems and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Li X, Zanwar A, Jayswal A, Lou HH, Huang Y. Incorporating Exergy Analysis and Inherent Safety Analysis for Sustainability Assessment of Biofuels. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie101660q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiang Li
- Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10053, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10053, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10053, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10053, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Othman MR, Repke JU, Wozny G, Huang Y. A Modular Approach to Sustainability Assessment and Decision Support in Chemical Process Design. Ind Eng Chem Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/ie901943d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mohamad R. Othman
- Chair of Process Dynamics and Operation, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany, Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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- Chair of Process Dynamics and Operation, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany, Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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- Chair of Process Dynamics and Operation, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany, Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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- Chair of Process Dynamics and Operation, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany, Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
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Hong Thuy NT, Sugiyama H, Noda M, Hirao M. Structural Framework Supporting Selection of Extraction Processes under Sustainable Criteria. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN 2010. [DOI: 10.1252/jcej.09we121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo
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Lim SR, Park JM. Environmental indicators for communication of life cycle impact assessment results and their applications. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2009; 90:3305-3312. [PMID: 19501451 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Revised: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 05/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) is performed to quantitatively evaluate all environmental impacts from products, systems, processes and services. However, LCIA does not always provide valuable information for choosing among alternatives with different specifications, functionalities and lifetimes. The objectives of this study are (1) to propose environmental indicators to evaluate environmental efficiency and value qualitatively and quantitatively on the basis of analogies to financial and economic indicators, and (2) to present the application of the indicators. Incremental evaluation using a reference is employed to obtain the environmental indicators. The environmental efficiency indicators are conceptually based on the ratios of reduced environmental burdens returned to environmental burdens required: environmental return on investment, environmental payback period and environmental internal rate of return. The environmental value indicator is the sum of all reduced and required environmental burdens: i.e., environmental net present value. All the environmental indicators can be used to compare and rank the environmental efficiencies or values of alternatives. The environmental efficiency indicators can be applied to a new environmental labeling. The concept of eco-efficiency labeling is developed by combining the environmental efficiency indicators with financial indicators. A case study is performed to illustrate the necessity and importance of the environmental indicators. These environmental indicators can help easily communicate LCIA results in the field of environmental management.
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- Seong-Rin Lim
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Sugiyama H, Fischer U, Hungerbühler K, Hirao M. Decision framework for chemical process design including different stages of environmental, health, and safety assessment. AIChE J 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.11430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Novak-Pintaric Z, Kravanja Z. Multiperiod Investment Models for the Gradual Reconstruction of Chemical Processes. Chem Eng Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200700334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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