Process Intensification - Introduction

PI provides radically innovative principles in process and

equipment design which can benefit (often with more than
factor 2) process, chain efficiency, capital and operating costs,
wastes, process safety and more

Ref: European
Fig 1: PI benefits with Triple P philosophy
Roadmap for PI
 Biodiesel Introduction
Vegetable oil or animal fat based fuel consisting of
long chain alkyl esters
Production is done chemically by reacting lipids with
an alcohol
Less green house gas emissions
 Emissions

Fig 1: Biodiesel vs Petrol vs Diesel

Fig 2: Comparisons of C02
emissions
emissions from various fuels

Source: PI technologies in Biodiesel production A.A Kiss (Springer Briefs)