TY - JOUR
T1 - Modular chemical process intensification
T2 - A review
AU - Kim, Yong Ha
AU - Park, Lydia K.
AU - Yiacoumi, Sotira
AU - Tsouris, Costas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/6/7
Y1 - 2017/6/7
N2 - Modular chemical process intensification can dramatically improve energy and process efficiencies of chemical processes through enhanced mass and heat transfer, application of external force fields, enhanced driving forces, and combinations of different unit operations, such as reaction and separation, in single-process equipment. These dramatic improvements lead to several benefits such as compactness or small footprint, energy and cost savings, enhanced safety, less waste production, and higher product quality. Because of these benefits, process intensification can play a major role in industrial and manufacturing sectors, including chemical, pulp and paper, energy, critical materials, and water treatment, among others. This article provides an overview of process intensification, including definitions, principles, tools, and possible applications, with the objective to contribute to the future development and potential applications of modular chemical process intensification in industrial and manufacturing sectors. Drivers and barriers contributing to the advancement of process intensification technologies are discussed.
AB - Modular chemical process intensification can dramatically improve energy and process efficiencies of chemical processes through enhanced mass and heat transfer, application of external force fields, enhanced driving forces, and combinations of different unit operations, such as reaction and separation, in single-process equipment. These dramatic improvements lead to several benefits such as compactness or small footprint, energy and cost savings, enhanced safety, less waste production, and higher product quality. Because of these benefits, process intensification can play a major role in industrial and manufacturing sectors, including chemical, pulp and paper, energy, critical materials, and water treatment, among others. This article provides an overview of process intensification, including definitions, principles, tools, and possible applications, with the objective to contribute to the future development and potential applications of modular chemical process intensification in industrial and manufacturing sectors. Drivers and barriers contributing to the advancement of process intensification technologies are discussed.
KW - Chemical and manufacturing processes
KW - Intensified equipment
KW - Intensified methods
KW - Modular chemical process intensification
KW - Process intensification principles
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U2 - 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-060816-101354
DO - 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-060816-101354
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28399653
AN - SCOPUS:85021700190
SN - 1947-5438
VL - 8
SP - 359
EP - 380
JO - Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
JF - Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ER -