Recent developments in process integration

JJ Klemeš, PS Varbanov, Z Kravanja - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Process Integration supporting process design, integration and optimisation has been
around for more than 40 years. Its development has been closely related to developing the …

Review of mixed‐integer nonlinear and generalized disjunctive programming methods

F Trespalacios, IE Grossmann - Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This work presents a review of the main deterministic mixed‐integer nonlinear programming
(MINLP) solution methods for problems with convex and nonconvex functions. An overview …

Optimal planning and site selection for distributed multiproduct biorefineries involving economic, environmental and social objectives

JE Santibañez-Aguilar, JB González-Campos… - Journal of cleaner …, 2014 - Elsevier
Biorefineries appear to be a viable solution to replace traditional fossil fuel refineries, but
their implementation requires the exploration of several aspects, including feedstock …

An overview of process intensification methods

S Sitter, Q Chen, IE Grossmann - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Comparison of Process Synthesis (PS), Process Optimization (PO) and Process
Intensification (PI).•Review and evaluation of methods to perform PS, PO, and PI.•Literature …

Sustainable design and synthesis of energy systems

J Gong, F You - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•State-of-the-art review of sustainable design and synthesis of energy
systems.•Research challenges of the superstructure optimization approach.•Incorporating …

[HTML][HTML] Process modelling, optimisation and analysis of heat recovery energy system for petrochemical industry

Y Liu, M Yang, Y Ding, M Wang, F Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The petrochemical industry is an energy-intensive process. Heat exchanger network (HEN)
is widely applied in existing petrochemical plants used to save energy. However, there is still …

Process intensification: new understanding and systematic approach

JM Ponce-Ortega, MM Al-Thubaiti… - … and Processing: Process …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents new definitions for process intensification identifying two main
categories called unit intensification and plant intensification. This paper also proposes …

Recent development in the retrofit of heat exchanger networks

R Smith, M Jobson, L Chen - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
This work presents a methodology for heat exchanger network (HEN) retrofit, which is
applicable to complex industrial revamps, considering existing networks and constraining …

Synthesis of heat exchanger networks at subambient conditions with compression and expansion of process streams

A Wechsung, A Aspelund, T Gundersen… - AIChE …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents an optimization formulation for the synthesis of heat exchanger
networks where pressure levels of process streams can be adjusted to improve heat …

Heat exchanger network synthesis using a stagewise superstructure with non-isothermal mixing

KF Huang, EM Al-mutairi, IA Karimi - Chemical engineering science, 2012 - Elsevier
Much work on heat exchanger network synthesis (HENS) via mathematical programming
has employed a stagewise superstructure with the assumption of isothermal mixing. It is well …