Open AccessCOMPARISON OF THE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM TWO MALEIC ANHYDRIDE PRODUCTION PROCESSES THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION
Author(s) -
Patrick V. Mangili,
Ronaldo Dias,
Lizandro de Sousa Santos,
Diego Martinez Prata
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
latin american applied research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1851-8796
pISSN - 0327-0793
DOI - 10.52292/j.laar.2019.289
Subject(s) - production (economics) , greenhouse gas , environmental science , maleic anhydride , work (physics) , industrial production , environmental economics , biochemical engineering , engineering , ecology , chemistry , economics , mechanical engineering , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , copolymer , keynesian economics , biology , polymer
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.