Chemical Process Design Wiki

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

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Chemical Process Design Theory and Method

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Design Basis

1. Define product and feed
2. Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity
3. Define site condition
4. Block flow diagram

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Process Flow Diagram

1. Literature review
2. Process alternatives and technology options
3. Define the major unit operations
4. Process flow diagram

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Process Modeling and Simulation

1. Reactors
2. Separation processes
3. Heat Exchangers
4. Storage vessels
5. Other vessels
6. Plant hydraulics
7. Utility systems
8. HYSYS
9. Aspen Plus

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Process Economic Analysis

1. Estimation of capital
2. Estimation of production cost
3. Estimation of revenue
4. Profitability measures

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Other Process Design Considerations

1. Safety analysis
2. Environmental concerns
3. Controls and P&ID
4. Sensitivity analysis
5. Process optimization

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Chemical Process Design Projects

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Examples

• Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
• Other examples

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Glycerol to propylene glycol

• Design 1
• Design 2
• Design 3

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3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol

• Design 1
• Design 2
• Design 3

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Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol

• Design 1
• Design 2
• Design 3

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