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USING SIMULATION FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION
Citation:
Cabezas*, H C. AND D M. Young*. USING SIMULATION FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION. Fouhy, K. (ed.), CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY, 106(3):117-118,120,122-123, (1999).
Description:
The ability to design or modify chemical processes in a way that minimizes the formation of unwanted by-products is an ongoing goal for process engineers. Two simulation and design methods are discussed here: Process Integration (PI) developed by El-Halwagi and Manousiouthakis at UCLA and the Waste Reduction (WAR) Algorithm developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. PI is concerned with improving process efficiency and keeping targeted compounds from leaving the system. By comparison, the WAR algorithm is concerned with evaluating and reducing the potential environmental impact of a process.