Enterprise-wide optimization in a petrochemical plant: a MILP approach to energy efficiency improvement

Abstract Public policy, dollar rate, market prices, contracts values and equipment efficiency influence the costs of the energy sources at an ethylene plant. The aim of this research is to identify energy efficiency opportunities at the energy management resources in a petrochemical industry. It was...

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Main Authors: Delano Mendes de Santana, Sérgio Ricardo Lourenço, Douglas Alves Cassiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Applied Petrochemical Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13203-017-0188-z