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Pollution Assessment & Prevention Software for Chemical Industry Process Simulators
This extramural project is co-funded by DOE and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Center for Waste Reduction Technologies (CWRT) and is being conducted at the National Center for Clean Industrial and Treatment Technologies (CenCITT) at Michigan Technological University. The goal of this project is to develop functional and design specifications for software which would allow the incorporation of pollution prevention and assessment into chemical industry process design. The project was divided into two major parts:development specifications related to a Pollution Prevention Module (PPM) and a Pollution Assessment Module (PAM).
Status: A draft final report is currently being
Estimated Completion Date: FY00
Available Deliverables:
- Shonnard, D.R.; Laurvick, T.; and Mayer A.S., A Critical Evaluations of Pollutant Fate and Risk Models for Pollution Prevention,@ AIChE Summer Meeting, Boston, MA, August 1995.
- Radecki, P.P. A Pollution Assessment Software as Chemical Industry Process Simulator Enhancements,@ 5th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, San Diego, CA, July 1996.
- Butner, R.S., "Integrating Pollution Prevention in Process
Design", Environmental Protection Bulletin Issue 047,
U.K. Institute of Chemical Engineering, March 1997.
- Butner R.S., "Heuristic Design for Pollution Prevention", accepted for publication, Environmental Progress, autumn 1997.
- Figueroa, A, B.A. Barna,
A. Kurzenhauser, "Modeling and Optimization of Steam
Generating Equipment", Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Vol 3, pp 1600 1605,
July 27 Aug 1, 1997, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Rogers, T.N., M.D. Miller, A.A. Kline, M.E. Mullins, and D.M. Wiever, "Development of a Physical Property Management System for Data Delivery to Scientists and Design Engineers" 13th NIST/ASME Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder CO, June 1997.
- Herlevich, J.A., "Conceptual Design Stage Chemical Process Evaluation to Optimize Economic, Safety, and Pollution Prevention Attributes: A Comprehensive Assessment of Heat and Power Cogeneration Processes", MS Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 1996
- Parikh, P.B., "Implementation and Application of the Dow Hazard Evaluation Indices in a Computer Based Environment", MS Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 1996.
- Baker, J.R., "Pollution Prevention Tools for Process Designers", Table Top Exhibit, 1997 Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference: Implementing Vision 2020 for the Environment, Washington D.C., June 1997.
- Baker J.R. "Pollution Prevention Decision Making for Competing Chemical Process Flowsheets and Discrete Product Designs", Chemical Manufacturers Association, Responsible Care Delivering on the Promise, Denver CO, April 1997.
- Butner, R.S., "Coupling of Heuristic Design Techniques with Rigorous Simulator Based Optimization in the Design of Green Chemical Facilities", 1997 Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington D.C., June 1997.
- Butner, R.S., "A Structured Approach to Integrating Pollution Prevention into Process Design", First Annual Conference on Applied Concurrent Engineering, Seattle WA, November 1996.
- Butner, R.S., "Heuristic Design for Pollution Prevention", E.I. DuPont Nemours Corp., Wilmington DE, February 1997.
- Butner, R.S., "Strategies for Incorporating Pollution Prevention In Process Design", Louisiana Environmental Partnership's Industry Advisory Board, University of New Orleans, New Orleans LA, February 1997.
- Butner, R.S., "Tools and Techniques for Project Definition, Analysis and Prioritization", Pollution Prevention: Tools to Make it Happen (AIChE Topical Conference), Meadowlands NJ, May 1997.
- Radecki, P.P., "Computer Based Design Tools Discussion: Organization and Strategic Investment", Clean Products and Processes Engineering Foundation Conference, San Diego CA, June 1997.
Principle Investigator:
Jane Bare
bare.jane@epa.gov