The RAPID Manufacturing Institute – Reenergizing US efforts in process intensification and modular chemical processing

Bielenberg, James; Palou-Rivera, Ignasi

doi:10.1016/j.cep.2019.02.008

Title: The RAPID Manufacturing Institute – Reenergizing US efforts in process intensification and modular chemical processing

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There has been a recent resurgence in both academic and industrial interest in process intensification as an approach to meet ever increasing challenges in the process industries. Process intensification provides the potential to reduce waste, improve energy efficiency, and potentially access new feedstocks – all areas that improve competiveness in industries such as chemical production, pulp & paper processing, fuels refining, and gas processing. In early 2017, the RAPID Manufacturing Institute was established as a partnership between the US Department of Energy and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to drive the development and adoption of process intensification and the associated field of modular processing through energy intensive industries. Here, macroscopic drives that led to the establishment of RAPID are discussed as well as an overview of the technical structure of the institute. This is followed by a discussion of several representative technologies currently under development. Finally, the article concludes with a short discussion of future directions for modular and intensified processes.

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Bielenberg, James ^[1]; Palou-Rivera, Ignasi ^[1]

The RAPID Advanced Manufacturing Inst., New York, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1605345

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1777497

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007888

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Chemical Engineering and Processing

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 138; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0255-2701

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; Process intensification; Modular processing; Advanced manufacturing

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                    Bielenberg, James, and Palou-Rivera, Ignasi. The RAPID Manufacturing Institute – Reenergizing US efforts in process intensification and modular chemical processing.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Bielenberg, James, & Palou-Rivera, Ignasi. The RAPID Manufacturing Institute – Reenergizing US efforts in process intensification and modular chemical processing.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2019.02.008

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"The RAPID Manufacturing Institute – Reenergizing US efforts in process intensification and modular chemical processing".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2019.02.008.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1605345.

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  abstractNote = {There has been a recent resurgence in both academic and industrial interest in process intensification as an approach to meet ever increasing challenges in the process industries. Process intensification provides the potential to reduce waste, improve energy efficiency, and potentially access new feedstocks – all areas that improve competiveness in industries such as chemical production, pulp & paper processing, fuels refining, and gas processing. In early 2017, the RAPID Manufacturing Institute was established as a partnership between the US Department of Energy and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to drive the development and adoption of process intensification and the associated field of modular processing through energy intensive industries. Here, macroscopic drives that led to the establishment of RAPID are discussed as well as an overview of the technical structure of the institute. This is followed by a discussion of several representative technologies currently under development. Finally, the article concludes with a short discussion of future directions for modular and intensified processes.},

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