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Book SynopsisIn order to increase sustainability of chemical processes, a raw material change from conventional to renewable feedstocks is the key. This opens up numerous novel process concepts. A detailed conceptual design of all of these different pathways is expensive and time-consuming, since the mandatory simulations depend on pre-specified design decisions and commercial simulation software lack robustness. Hence, screening methodologies are required for an initial assessment of the processes. Existing screening methods are restricted to reaction or process design data known in literature, such that the integration of novel pathways requires simulation studies. This is impeded by limited data availability and the lack of profound property models.
Process Network Flux Analysis is introduced as an optimization-based screening methodology to accelerate process development and improvement for existing and novel processes. The method systematically integrates reaction data with the select
