Developing and testing a tool for sustainability assessment in an early process design phase - Case study of formic acid production by conventional and carbon dioxide-based routes

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:168

Article

Saavalainen, Paula¹  Turpeinen, Esa¹  Omodara, Linda¹  Kabra, Satish²  Oravisjarvi, Kati¹  Yadav, Ganapati D.²  Keiski, Riitta L.¹  Pongracz, Eva³ 

[1] Univ Oulu, Fac Technol, Environm & Chem Engn, POB 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland

[2] ICT, Dept Chem Engn, Mumbai 400019, Maharashtra, India

[3] Univ Oulu, Thule Inst, NorTech Oulu, POB 7300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland

关键词: Sustainability assessment;    Sustainability indicators;    Green Chemistry;    The Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and Classification labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP);    Formic acid;    Chemical process design;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.145

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This paper suggests a 'Sustainability Assessment Tool' that can be used in early design phases of production processes. Green Chemistry principles were considered as a baseline when proposing the sustainability indicators. European chemicals regulations and databases were also applied and used as a baseline in chemicals hazards assessment. The tool is an excel based checklist, with multiple choice answers that are scored based on their severity of impact. This Sustainability Assessment Tool was tested by comparing two formic acid production routes. It is proposed that using the tool as a guideline in the early stages of a chemical process design can provide competitive advantages in research as it provides guidance on the critical target areas of the process that should be further developed. This can further guide researchers and engineers through the piloting and manufacturing stages. In addition it is also expected that the suggested sustainability assessment tool can be used as an educating purpose to foster sustainability in process design work during all the design stages. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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