Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education

Assessment of a sustainable process design centres on the three pillars of sustainability. However, satisfying all criteria is sometimes difficult. Nevertheless, it is important to have an effective and systematic tool for a concrete and justifiable decision. Introduction of such tool into chemical...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Rizza, Othman, Hadya, L., Repke, J.-U., Wozny, G.
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Repke, J.-U.
Wozny, G.
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description Assessment of a sustainable process design centres on the three pillars of sustainability. However, satisfying all criteria is sometimes difficult. Nevertheless, it is important to have an effective and systematic tool for a concrete and justifiable decision. Introduction of such tool into chemical engineering education would be beneficial as students will encounter situations in making decision which may imply deciding on the best process design, suppliers, supply chain, etc. In light of this matter, we introduce a concept called sustainability assessment and selection (SAS) into Computer Aided Plant Design (CAPD) course at Technical University of Berlin. The idea of the methodology is to assess process designs and select one which is most sustainable. Within the framework of this course, a 1-day lecture has been conducted that touch on the methods to assess sustainable process design. It is also aimed to introduce systematic multi-criteria decision making methodology called analytic hierarchy process (AHP). A practical example in choosing n-butane isomerization process designs is illustrated. From the class evaluation we found that the response towards the idea was very promising. We believed the method would add an extra edge to the students especially in performing sustainability assessment and systematically solving multi optional problems that they may encounter in their career.
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spelling ump-67852018-03-09T07:16:39Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6785/ Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education Mohamad Rizza, Othman Hadya, L. Repke, J.-U. Wozny, G. QD Chemistry Assessment of a sustainable process design centres on the three pillars of sustainability. However, satisfying all criteria is sometimes difficult. Nevertheless, it is important to have an effective and systematic tool for a concrete and justifiable decision. Introduction of such tool into chemical engineering education would be beneficial as students will encounter situations in making decision which may imply deciding on the best process design, suppliers, supply chain, etc. In light of this matter, we introduce a concept called sustainability assessment and selection (SAS) into Computer Aided Plant Design (CAPD) course at Technical University of Berlin. The idea of the methodology is to assess process designs and select one which is most sustainable. Within the framework of this course, a 1-day lecture has been conducted that touch on the methods to assess sustainable process design. It is also aimed to introduce systematic multi-criteria decision making methodology called analytic hierarchy process (AHP). A practical example in choosing n-butane isomerization process designs is illustrated. From the class evaluation we found that the response towards the idea was very promising. We believed the method would add an extra edge to the students especially in performing sustainability assessment and systematically solving multi optional problems that they may encounter in their career. Elsevier Ltd 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6785/1/Introducing%20Sustainability%20Assessment%20and%20Selection%20%28SAS%29%20into%20Chemical%20Engineering%20Education.pdf Mohamad Rizza, Othman and Hadya, L. and Repke, J.-U. and Wozny, G. (2012) Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education. Education for Chemical Engineers, 7 (3). pp. 118-124. ISSN 1749-7728. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ece.2012.05.003 DOI: 10.1016/j.ece.2012.05.003
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Hadya, L.
Repke, J.-U.
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Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education
title Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education
title_full Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education
title_fullStr Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education
title_full_unstemmed Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education
title_short Introducing Sustainability Assessment and Selection (SAS) into Chemical Engineering Education
title_sort introducing sustainability assessment and selection (sas) into chemical engineering education
topic QD Chemistry
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