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Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook. This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in our chemical engineering capstone design courses at Northwestern.

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Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Text Book

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Chemical Process Design Theory and Method Design Basis Define product and feed Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity Define site condition Block flow diagram Process Flow Diagram Literature review Process alternatives and technology options Define the major unit operations Process flow diagram Byproducts and waste Process Modeling and Simulation Reactors Separation processes Heat Exchangers Storage vessels Other vessels Plant hydraulics Utility systems HYSYS Aspen Plus Process Economic Analysis Estimation of capital Estimation of production cost Estimation of revenue Profitability measures Other Process Design Considerations Plant hazards and safety analysis Environmental concerns Controls and P&ID Sensitivity analysis Process optimization

Chemical Process Design Projects Examples Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011) Other examples Glycerol to propylene glycol Design 1 Design 2 Design 3 3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol Design 1 Design 2 Design 3 Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol Design 1 Design 2 Design 3

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