COMPARISON OF THE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM TWO MALEIC ANHYDRIDE PRODUCTION PROCESSES THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION

Authors

  • P. V. MANGILI
  • R. F. DIAS
  • L. S. SANTOS
  • D. M. PRATA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52292/j.laar.2019.289

Keywords:

Maleic Anhydride, Benzene, nButane, Eco-indicators, CO2 emissions

Abstract

The increase in greenhouse gases emissions has incurred major concerns about the environment. As a result, important concepts have been developed to furnish possible measures to mitigate ecological impacts. A relevant example to be pointed out is the concept of eco-efficiency, which is usually evaluated through eco-indicators and represents a useful tool for the analysis of environmental impacts associated with the industry. In this concern, this work aims to evaluate, through eco-indicators, the CO2 emissions from two maleic anhydride production plants (via benzene and via n-butane) and compare their eco-efficiency, with basis on computational simulation. Hence, it will be possible to evaluate the suitability of eco-indicators for analyzing ecological effects of industrial plants.

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Published

2019-01-31

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2019): Latin American Applied Research

Section

Chemical Engineering

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