Process intensification education contributes to sustainable development goals. Part 2

Rivas, David Fernández; Boffito, Daria C.; Faria, Jimmy; Glassey, Jarka; Cantin, Judith; Afraz, Nona; Akse, H.A.; Boodhoo, Kamelia; Bos, A.N.R.; Chiang, Yi Wai; Commenge, Jean‐Marc; Dubois, Jean‐Luc; Galli, F.; Harmsen, Jan; Kalra, Siddharth; Keil, Fred; Morales-Menéndez, Rubén; Navarro-Brull, Francisco J.; Noël, Timothy; Ogden, Kim; Patience, Gregory S.; Reay, David; Santos, Rafael M.; Smith-Schoettker, Ashley; Stankiewicz, Andrzej; Berg, Henk van den; Gerven, Tom Van; Gestel, Jeroen van; Weber, Robert S.

doi:10.1016/j.ece.2020.05.001

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“…Two papers were written by participants on the outcomes of the workshops. [12,13] The two definitions given by Fernandez Rivas et al [12,13] are different from definitions provided previously that are related to size and efficiency. These two definitions set the focus on new elements:…”

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“…Education on PI was proposed as a means of overcoming these barriers and practical examples about how to do so were provided. [12,13] To conclude, the chemical engineering community can expect new developments and opportunities facilitated by PI. However, it is important to focus on reliable information sources and try not to raise expectations too much; not all needs can be intensified.…”

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“…Indeed, the "I" in "PI" could at times be interpreted as innovation or improvement when the process employs one of the four approaches mentioned earlier. [12,13] In the Canadian landscape, the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) leads and provides guidance to member companies on key issues including innovation, safety, and environment. One of the main focuses of the CIAC is the UN-recognized sustainability Responsible Care initiative, founded in Canada in 1985 and that is now implemented in 73 countries.…”

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Process intensification connects scales and disciplines towards sustainability

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Process intensification (PI) has been established as a cluster of technologies able to produce more with less. While scientists around the globe advocate for new semantics that are increasingly tied to the notion of sustainability, what does the literature data say about PI? A Vosviewer bibliometric map of PI displays it as closely linked to the subjects of design, optimization, gas-to-liquid technologies, mass transfer, catalysis, and kinetics. We analyze the relationship between PI and these subjects while identifying misconceptions about the intensifying potential of some of them, as is the case for process optimization. We provide examples and summarize the recent technological trends for all these cases. Finally, we provide an outlook on the future of PI in which we identify elements that will be key to accelerate the adoption of PI technologies at the commercial scale.

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“…As an example, some of the typical synthetic organic chemistry experiments require long reaction times (several hours or days) which is not always advantageous in a busy teaching schedule. Such reactions can often be accelerated in flow reactors via a strategy called process intensification [30,31]. This would allow students to carry out more experiments within the given time slot.…”

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Flow chemistry experiments in the undergraduate teaching laboratory: synthesis of diazo dyes and disulfides

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By embedding flow technology in the early phases of academic education, students are exposed to both the theoretical and practical aspects of this modern and widely-used technology. Herein, two laboratory flow experiments are described which have been carried out by first year undergraduate students at Eindhoven University of Technology. The experiments are designed to be relatively risk-free and they exploit widely available equipment and cheap capillary flow reactors. The experiments allow students to develop a hands-on understanding of continuous processing and gives them insights in both organic chemistry and chemical engineering. Furthermore, they learn about the benefits of microreactors, continuous processing, multistep reaction sequences and multiphase chemistry. Undoubtedly, such skills are highly valued in both academia and the chemical industry.

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“…Creativity and innovation are essential employability skills for chemical engineers ( Fernandez Rivas et al, 2020 ). However, there are challenges of defining and assessing the employability skill of creativity given that “creativity is complex and multifaceted in nature, [and] there is no single, universally accepted definition” ( Treffinger et al, 2002, p. 7 ).…”

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