The simple transfer of established chemical production processes from batch to flow chemistry does not automatically result in more sustainable ones. Detailed process understanding and the motivation to scrutinize known process conditions are necessary factors for success. Although the focus is usually “only” on intensifying transport phenomena to operate under intrinsic kinetics, there is also a large intensification potential in chemistry under harsh conditions and in the specific design of flow processes. Such an understanding and proposed processes are required at an early stage of process design because decisions on the best-suited tools and parameters required to convert green engineering concepts into practice—typically with little chance of substantial changes later—are made during this period. Herein, we present a holistic and interdisciplinary process design approach that combines the concept of novel process windows with process modeling, simulation, and simplified cost and lifecycle assessment for the deliberate development of a cost-competitive and environmentally sustainable alternative to an existing production process for epoxidized soybean oil.

Transfer of the Epoxidation of Soybean Oil from Batch to Flow Chemistry Guided by Cost and Environmental Issues / Dana, Kralisch; Ina, Streckmann; Denise, Ott; Ulich, Krtschil; Santacesaria, Elio; DI SERIO, Martino; Russo, Vincenzo; Lucrezia, De carlo; Walter, Linhart; Engelbert, Christian; Bruno, Cortese; Mart H. J. M., De croon; Volker, Hessel. - In: CHEMSUSCHEM. - ISSN 1864-5631. - 5:(2012), pp. 300-311. [10.1002/cssc.201100445]

Transfer of the Epoxidation of Soybean Oil from Batch to Flow Chemistry Guided by Cost and Environmental Issues

SANTACESARIA, ELIO;DI SERIO, MARTINO;RUSSO, VINCENZO;
2012

Abstract

The simple transfer of established chemical production processes from batch to flow chemistry does not automatically result in more sustainable ones. Detailed process understanding and the motivation to scrutinize known process conditions are necessary factors for success. Although the focus is usually “only” on intensifying transport phenomena to operate under intrinsic kinetics, there is also a large intensification potential in chemistry under harsh conditions and in the specific design of flow processes. Such an understanding and proposed processes are required at an early stage of process design because decisions on the best-suited tools and parameters required to convert green engineering concepts into practice—typically with little chance of substantial changes later—are made during this period. Herein, we present a holistic and interdisciplinary process design approach that combines the concept of novel process windows with process modeling, simulation, and simplified cost and lifecycle assessment for the deliberate development of a cost-competitive and environmentally sustainable alternative to an existing production process for epoxidized soybean oil.
2012
Transfer of the Epoxidation of Soybean Oil from Batch to Flow Chemistry Guided by Cost and Environmental Issues / Dana, Kralisch; Ina, Streckmann; Denise, Ott; Ulich, Krtschil; Santacesaria, Elio; DI SERIO, Martino; Russo, Vincenzo; Lucrezia, De carlo; Walter, Linhart; Engelbert, Christian; Bruno, Cortese; Mart H. J. M., De croon; Volker, Hessel. - In: CHEMSUSCHEM. - ISSN 1864-5631. - 5:(2012), pp. 300-311. [10.1002/cssc.201100445]
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