Virtual sector profiles for innovation sharing in process industry -Sector 01: Chemicals

Hélène Cervo (1, 2) , Stéphane Bungener (3) , Elfie Méchaussie (3) , Ivan Kantor (3) , Brecht Zwaenepoel (4) , François Maréchal (3) , Greet van Eetvelde (4, 5)

1 M2P2 - Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres
2 INEOS Technologies (FRANCE)
3 EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
4 UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University
5 INEOS Technologies (SWITZERLAND)

Production data in process industry are proprietary to a company since they are key to the process design and technology expertise. However, data confidentiality restrains industry from sharing results and advancing developments in and across process sectors. Using virtual profiles that simulate the typical operating modes of a given process industry offers an elegant solution for a company to share information with the outside world. This paper proposes a generic methodology to create sector blueprints and applies it to the chemicals industry. It details the profile of a typical chemical site based on essential units and realistic data gathered from existing refineries and chemical plants.

Keywords: Virtual profile; sector blueprint; industrial data; chemicals sector; refineries; data confidentiality; industrial symbiosis; energy efficiency

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Chemical engineering; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Engineering

Hélène Cervo, Stéphane Bungener, Elfie Méchaussie, Ivan Kantor, Brecht Zwaenepoel, et al.. Virtual sector profiles for innovation sharing in process industry -Sector 01: Chemicals. International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Apr 2017, Bologne, Italy. pp.569-578, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_54⟩. ⟨hal-02174275⟩