Avaliação da produção de biodiesel segundo os princípios da engenharia da sustentabilidade
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2021-06-28Autor
Ferracini, Ana Rachel Bernardi
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Two of the main activities responsible for the environmental impacts globally are energy
production and chemical industries, largely due to the burning of fuels and the handling of
polluting or health-damaging chemical residues. Within this scenario, in 1991, the concept of
green chemistry was introduced, a science that studies to reduce or eliminate the use and
generation of hazardous substances in the development of chemical products and processes.
One of its aspects in focus is to increase the efficiency of the processes, to try to produce less
impurities, and to minimize energy consumption. Linked to this panorama, the growth of
sustainable development in global forums reiterates the importance of actions aimed at the
economic, social and environmental pillars to meet the needs of society without harming the
future of the planet. Sustainable engineering uses the principles of sustainability to implement
routes and solutions with a long-term vision throughout the entire lifecycle. This work has as
main objective to evaluate the biodiesel production process with the principles of sustainable
engineering, approaching concepts and analyzing data obtained through systems engineering
tools in processes. In the case study of the related work, the biodiesel production process
produced by palm oil was simulated using the ASPEN Plus V11® process simulation software.
Another tool, WAste Reduction algorithm (WAR algorithm) was used in order to provide
relevant data for analysis and application in the development of the process in question. The
results found showed that small variations carried out in a process to achieve greater energy
efficiency or yield, can directly result in environmental impacts and, therefore, affect the
analysis of the product's life cycle. It was also seen that, for the theme to be fully implemented
and have a greater role in society, it needs to be introduced already in the training of new
professionals, to bring changes and sustainable solutions along their personal and professional
path.
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