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Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Flexibility in Design and Operation of Chemical Processes
Author(s) -
Riese Julia,
Grünewald Marcus
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.202000057
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , decoupling (probability) , biochemical engineering , chemical process , computer science , chemical industry , measure (data warehouse) , focus (optics) , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , process engineering , manufacturing engineering , systems engineering , nanotechnology , control engineering , business , materials science , environmental engineering , chemical engineering , mathematics , physics , data mining , statistics , optics
Flexibility receives increased interest in chemical engineering and is discussed as one measure to deal with upcoming challenges for the chemical industry. In this paper, different types of flexibility are presented, and flexibility needs are illustrated. The focus is on the evaluation and classification of available solutions to enhance flexibility. Solutions and future challenges across all length scales of chemical engineering are discussed: from tailored catalyst properties to decoupling of processes by means of storage.