Methodology of conceptual process synthesis forprocess intensification

摘要

A systematic method based on conceptual process synthesis for process intensificationis presented. Starting from the analysis of relevant physical and chemical phenomena,the various possible concepts and principles for the processing tasks are investigated.This includes the introduction of the new concepts and principles through the variationsand manipulations of the key process phenomena. The various partial solutions forprocess and equipment intensification are then generated through phenomena-basedreasoning. Next, the feasible conceptual process alternatives are synthesized bycombining the generated partial solutions. The example for the intensification of theperacetic acid production process was demonstrated, which particularly illustrated theintensification of the conventional batch process to the on-site microprocess throughmicroreactor technology.