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Chemical projects scale up : how to go from laboratory to commercial /

Chemical Projects Scale Up: How to Go from Laboratory to Commercial covers the chemical engineering steps necessary for taking a laboratory development into the commercial world. The book includes the problems associated with scale up, equipment sizing considerations, thermal characteristics associa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bonem, Joe M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1
  • Potential Problems With Scale-up; Equipment Related; Mode Related; Theoretical Considerations; Thermal Characteristics; Safety Considerations; Recycle Considerations; Regulatory Requirements; Project Focus Considerations; Take Home Message; 2
  • Equipment Design Considerations; Introduction; Reactor Scale-up; Laboratory Batch Reactor to Larger Batch Reactor (Pilot Plant or Commercial); Laboratory Batch Reactor to a Commercial Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor; Laboratory Batch Reactor to a Commercial Tubular Reactor
  • Laboratory Tubular Reactor to a Commercial Tubular ReactorReactor Scale-up Example; Problem 2-1; Summary of Considerations for Reactor Scale-up; Supplier's Scale-ups; Volatile Removal Scale-up; Example Problem 2-2; Problem Statement; Summary of Key Points for Scale-up of Volatiles Removal Equipment; Other Scale-ups Using the Same Techniques; Solid-Liquid Separation; Example Problem 2-3; Problem Statement; Given; Pilot Plant Data; Required Commercial Operating Needs; Problem Approach; Pilot Plant Calculations and Comments; Commercial Calculations; 3
  • Developing Commercial Process Flow Sheets
  • 4
  • Thermal Characteristics for Reactor Scale-up5
  • Safety Considerations; Use of New Chemicals; Change in Delivery Mode for Chemicals; Impact of a New Development on Shared Facilities; Reaction By-Products That Might be Produced; Storage and Shipping Considerations; Step-Out Designs; 6
  • Recycle Considerations; Why Have a Recycle System in a Pilot Plant?; Impurity Buildup Considerations; 7
  • Supplier's Equipment Scale-up; Agitator and Mixer Scale-up; Indirect Heated Dryer; Summary of Working With Suppliers of Specialty Equipment; 8
  • Sustainability; Long-Term Changes in Existing Technology
  • Long-Term Availability and Cost of Feeds and CatalystsLong-Term Availability and Cost of Utilities; Disposition of Waste and By-Product Streams; Operability and Maintainability of Process Facilities; Summary; 9
  • Project Evaluation Using CAPEX and OPEX Inputs; Introduction; CAPEX and OPEX; Project Timing and Early Design Calculations; 10
  • Emerging Technology Contingency (ETC); Application; Contributors/Reviewers; References; 11
  • Other Uses of Study Designs; Identifying High Cost Parts of CAPEX and OPEX; Identifying Areas Where Unusual or Special Equipment Is Required
  • Identifying Areas for Future Development WorkIdentifying the Size-limiting Equipment; Identifying Areas Where There Is a Need for Consultants; Summary; 12
  • Scaling Up to Larger Commercial Sizes; Summary; 13
  • Defining and Mitigating Risks; Techniques for Definition and Mitigation of Risk; Required Manpower Resources; Reasonable Schedules; Cooperative Team Spirit and Culture; 14
  • Typical Cases Studies; Successful Case Studies; Unsuccessful Case Studies; Production of an Inorganic Catalyst; Development of a New Polymerization Platform.