Sustainability Assessment of Chemical Processes: Evaluation of Three Synthesis Routes of DMC
Joint Authors
Saavalainen, Paula
Kabra, Satish
Turpeinen, Esa
Oravisjärvi, Kati
Pongrácz, Eva
Keiski, Riitta L.
Yadav, Ganapati D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper suggested multicriteria based evaluation tool to assess the sustainability of three different reaction routes to dimethyl carbonate: direct synthesis from carbon dioxide and methanol, transesterification of methanol and propylene carbonate, and oxidative carbonylation of methanol.
The first two routes are CO2-based and in a research and development phase, whereas the last one is a commercial process.
The set of environmental, social, and economic indicators selected were renewability of feedstock, energy intensity, waste generation, CO2 balance, yield, feedstock price, process costs, health and safety issues of feedstock, process conditions, and innovation potential.
The performance in these indicators was evaluated with the normalized scores from 0 to +1; 0 for detrimental and 1 for favorable impacts.
The assessment showed that the transesterification route had the best potential toward sustainability, although there is still much development needed to improve yield.
Further, the assessment gave clear understanding of the main benefits of each reaction route, as well as the major challenges to sustainability, which can further aid in orienting development efforts to key issues that need improvement.
Finally, it was concluded that a multicriteria analysis such as the one presented in this paper was a viable method to be used in the process design stage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saavalainen, Paula& Kabra, Satish& Turpeinen, Esa& Oravisjärvi, Kati& Yadav, Ganapati D.& Keiski, Riitta L.…[et al.]. 2015. Sustainability Assessment of Chemical Processes: Evaluation of Three Synthesis Routes of DMC. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saavalainen, Paula…[et al.]. Sustainability Assessment of Chemical Processes: Evaluation of Three Synthesis Routes of DMC. Journal of Chemistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saavalainen, Paula& Kabra, Satish& Turpeinen, Esa& Oravisjärvi, Kati& Yadav, Ganapati D.& Keiski, Riitta L.…[et al.]. Sustainability Assessment of Chemical Processes: Evaluation of Three Synthesis Routes of DMC. Journal of Chemistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1067444