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Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook. This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in our chemical engineering capstone design courses at Northwestern.
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Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Text Book

Chemical Process Design Theory and Method
Design Basis Define product and feed Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity Define site condition Block flow diagram
Process Flow Diagram Literature review Process alternatives and technology options Define the major unit operations Process flow diagram Byproducts and waste
Process Modeling and Simulation Reactors Separation processes Heat Exchangers Storage vessels Other vessels Plant hydraulics Utility systems HYSYS Aspen Plus
Process Economic Analysis Estimation of capital Estimation of production cost and revenue Economic evaluation Sensitivity analysis and process optimization
Other Process Design Considerations Process safety analysis Chemical plant hazards and environmental concerns Controls and P&ID

Chemical Process Design Projects
Examples Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011) Other examples
Glycerol to propylene glycol Design 1 Design 2 Design 3
3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol Design 1 Design 2 Design 3
Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol Design 1 Design 2 Design 3

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 ==Other Process Design Considerations==
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-# Environmental concerns
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 # Controls and P&ID
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