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Optimaler Energieeinsatz in der Chemischen Industrie
Author(s) -
Körner Helmut
Publication year - 1988
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.330600703
Subject(s) - investment (military) , energy supply , energy consumption , chemical industry , production (economics) , consumption (sociology) , capital cost , energy (signal processing) , economics , natural resource economics , waste management , environmental science , environmental engineering , engineering , microeconomics , macroeconomics , social science , statistics , mathematics , electrical engineering , sociology , politics , political science , law
Optimal use of energy in the chemical industry. Energy costs represent a considerable proportion of manufacturing costs in the chemical industry. Optimization of energy consumption is therefore an important task, but supply and removal of energy also should be considered in the field. Rising oil prices and a predictable lack of steam from power plants required a new concept of the energy supply at the Ludwigshafen site of BASF. Saving energy turned out to be the best solution, considering the oil price, the costs of investment in power plants and the risks of further developments. Some examples explain the procedure and the results of this concept. Though production has increased by 60% since 1970, the consumption of primary energy has been reduced to less than 50%. Investments in power stations have been avoided, but capital had to be spent in energy saving measures and modifications of supply structures. The processes of productions have been improved, air pollution has decreased, the environment has been relieved. Energy saving remains an important task for the future in spite of present low oil prices.