Sustainability indicators for decision-making and optimisation in the process industry: The case of the petrochemical industry

被引：56

作者：

Al-Sharrah, G. ^{[1
,2
]}

Elkamel, A. ^{[2
]}

Almanssoor, A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kuwait Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Safat 13060, Kuwait

[2] Univ Waterloo, Dept Chem Engn, Waterloo, ON N2L 361, Canada

来源：

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE | 2010年 / 65卷 / 04期

关键词：

Mathematical modelling; Economics; Safety; Environment; Sustainability; Optimisation; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ces.2009.10.015

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

This paper brings into focus simple sustainable development indicators to be used in the planning of the petrochemical industry. The indicators cover the three aspects of sustainability-environmental, economic and safety. The indicators serve as tools that can guide companies in assessing their performance in decision-making and planning for the future. These simple indicators of sustainable development are especially helpful in planning large projects or during the earliest stages of planning when most detailed process information is still lacking. These sustainability indicators were used as objectives for a mixed-integer optimisation model to plan the development of a typical petrochemical industry, and were found to be very useful in identifying a balanced petrochemical network. A simple Monte Carlo simulation showed that the model is able to accommodate variations in prices and demand. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1452 / 1461

页数：10

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