Operational stage design process opportunities

The overall costs will be mainly driven by the procurement/cultivation of the selected biomass and immobilisation process. There are a number of cost-saving opportunities during the design and operational stage of the process ... 

Understanding the chemistry of the process also provides the greatest opportunity in applying the principles of inherent safety at the chemical synthesis stage. Process chemistry greatly determines the potential impact of the processing facility on people and the environment. It also determines such important safety variables as inventory, ancillary unit operations, by-product disposal, etc. Creative design and selection of process chemistry can result in the use of inherently safer chemicals, a reduction in the inventories of hazardous chemicals and/or a minimization of waste treatment requirements. 

Additional advantages of process analyzers are the possibility to automate all or most parts of the analysis to offer the opportunity of a 24/7 unattended operation. On the downside, the level of complexity and upfront effort during the design, implementation and even maintenance stages can be high and require specialized expertise. 

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