Highlights•The advantages of the P-graph for Process Network Synthesis (PNS) are
discussed.•A critical survey of key P-graph literature is given.•Promising directions for future …

Abstract Food Processing Industries are bound to increasingly adopt digital technologies in
order to ensure product safety and quality, minimize costs in the face of low profit margins …

Process simulation software designs equipment, simulates operations, optimizes a plant's
configuration (heat exchangers network, for example), estimates operating and capital …

Ethylene oxychlorination is the key technology in vinyl chloride (VCM, the monomer of PVC,
polyvinyl chloride) production to close the chlorine loop by consuming the HCl released from …

In the article, the thermodynamics of the oxychlorination processes of ethylene in the
presence of oxygen under the influence of hydrogen chloride were studied and the …

This work addresses clean utilization of coal through thermo-chemical processes (ie,
gasification & methanation) that convert solid carbonaceous feedstock to gaseous fuel for …

Pyrolysis is one of the most commonly used methods for deriving renewable energy from
biomass and is the first step of many thermal processes. A simulation model was developed …

Integrating hydrogen (H 2) production systems within natural gas (NG) supply chains can
support smoothening transition to cleaner energy resources by utilizing existing …

The performance of a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system is characterized by SO2
removal efficiency (Y 1) and reagent conversion (Y 2). Achieving a near-perfect reaction …

This study has investigated hydrogen production from waste plastics using pyrolysis, steam
methane reforming, and water-gas-shift reactions modelled via Aspen Plus. After evaluating …