Energy Management in Chemical Industry

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Abstract The article contains sections titled: 1 Introduction 2 Sustainability and Energy Management 2.1 Feedstock and Energy Supply for the Chemical Industry 2.1.1 Current Feedstock Supply 2.1.2 Current Energy Supply 2.1.3 Alternative Feedstock Supply 2.1.4 Alternative Energy Supply 2.2 Regulatory Aspects 2.3 Process Design Objectives 3 Energy Management in Chemical Process Operations 3.1 Process Development 3.1.1 Process Synthesis 3.1.2 Development of New Processes 3.1.3 Reevaluation of Existing Processes 3.2 Plant Design 3.2.1 Exergy Analysis and Multicriteria Optimization 3.2.2 Process Operation Parameters 3.2.3 Pinch Technology 3.3 Equipment Design 3.3.1 Design of Distillation Columns 3.3.2 Heat Exchanger Design 3.4 Plant Operation 3.4.1 Control Design and Strategy 3.4.2 Plant Information Systems 3.4.3 Electrical Energy 3.5 Production Site Management 4 Conclusion List of Abbreviations References