%0 Journal Article
%T E-IMPACT - A ROBUST HAZARD-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPROACH FOR PROCESS INDUSTRIES
%A KHANDOKER A. HOSSAIN
%A FAISAL KHAN
%A KELLY HAWBOLDT
%J Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
%D 2008
%I Taylor's University
%X This paper proposes a hazard-based environmental impact assessment approach (E-Impact), for evaluating the environmental impact during process design and retrofit stages. E-Impact replaces the normalisation step of the conventional impact assessment phase. This approach compares the impact scores for different options and assigns a relative score to each option. This eliminates the complexity of the normalisation step in the evaluation phase. The applicability of the E-Impact has been illustrated through a case study of solvent selection in an acrylic acid manufacturing plant. E-Impact is used in conjunction with Aspen-HYSYS process simulator to develop mass and heat balance data.
%K Impact assessment
%K Life cycle assessment
%K Normalisation
%K Ranking
%K Pollution prevention
%U http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%203%20Issue%201%20April%2008/048-061%20Hossain.pdf