Abstract
Within the four-wall of a manufacturing plant, different resources including material and energy are consumed across process chains in order to fabricate their raw materials into a finished product. The increased efficiencies will enhance their productivities by reducing their production cost from either consuming less resource, or increasing outputs through improving the performance of their processes and systems. Therefore, this research aims to demonstrate the impact of process selection towards the material and energy flow of a product by comparing two different process flows of a compression terminal. A material and energy flow model was developed and the material and energy hot spots were identified. The improvement of the reduction of the associated environmental impact was also demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Re-Engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Singapore 17-19 April, 2013 |
| Editors | Andrew Y.C. Nee, Bin Song, Soh-Khim Ong |
| Place of Publication | Singapore |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 159-163 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-981-4451-48-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-981-4451-47-5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 20th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2013: Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 17 Apr 2013 → 19 Apr 2013 Conference number: 20 |
Conference
| Conference | 20th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2013 |
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| Abbreviated title | LCE |
| Country/Territory | Singapore |
| City | Singapore |
| Period | 17/04/13 → 19/04/13 |
Keywords
- Carbon footprint
- Material and energy flow
- Process flow
