Process Modeling, Optimization, and Economics Evaluation

This session will explore how modeling, optimization and economic evaluation activities are applied throughout the development of “green” and sustainable processes, especially those centered on high water use / dilute aqueous streams.  Talks that include the following elements are particularly welcome: 

*Case studies showing how process modeling, optimization and economics evaluation activities helped to achieve key development milestones, and how these activities were conducted alongside laboratory, pilot plant and other scale-up studies;

*Surveys of currently available methods and tools for these activities;

*Explorations of similarities and contrasts between methods, tools and models used to facilitate development of “high water” processes with those used to develop “traditional” processes;

*Assessments of gaps in the methods, tools and models currently used to facilitate process development, optimization and economics evaluation.