Introduction of Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL)
By SPIL Team, led by Key SPIL Researcher Jiří Jaromír KLEMEŠ
2nd Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific Conference: Energy, Water, Emission and Waste in Industry and cities. Brno University of Technology, 30-31 August 2018 Overview of SPIL • Established at the NETME Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Brno University of Technology
• The project commenced on 1 February 2017, and will last five years
• Comprised of an international research team, supervised by Prof Jiří J Klemeš
• The SPIL project has been drafted by Mgr Lenka Zemanová, MPA.
• Funded by EC from the Operational Program Research, Development and Education by Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Brno University of Technology
• Public university founded in 1899 • The second oldest and the largest technical university in the Czech Republic • 3,000 employees, ~23,000 students at 8 faculties. • 26 study programmes are offered in a foreign language • One of the current top priorities is to achieve a high quality of research and development • Cooperation with industry (e.g. Škoda Auto, IBM, ABB, ČEZ, Siemens, Zetor, ŽĎAS, Honeywell and many others)
Sport Centre Rectorate Office Campus NETME Centre Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Founded in 2010 • One of the two public centres focused on advanced mechanical engineering technologies, alongside the Regional Technological Institute of the University of West Bohemia, Pilsen. • Supports horizontal mobility of research workers not only among national and foreign R&D organisations but also between BUT and the application sector • The centre cooperates with leading universities and companies. 40 % contracted research is from international companies.
Main Building of FME NETME Centre SPIL Project
2. Extending infrastructure in the area of instrumentation and building the Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL)
3. Forming long-term strategic partnerships with four prestigious foreign research universities Description of Scientific Project
• Principal aim - to achieve unique and practically applicable knowledge that would contribute to increased efficiency of process and energy industry
• Focused on minimising the greenhouse gases, NOx, energy and water footprints searching for a complex solution in the area of energy savings. Research Agenda The 12 Main Objectives 1. A comprehensive state-of-the-art analysis in the following areas and their combinations. 2. Extending and developing an advanced methodology for Total Site and regional integration methodology for thermal energy. 3. Extending the methodology for water and waste water minimisation and water and energy minimisation. 4. Extending the methodology into power (electricity) Total Site and Regional Integration. 5. Development of the methodology for further minimisation of Greenhouse gas footprints (including the carbon footprints). 6. Development of the methodology for minimisation of Nitrogen footprints. Research Agenda 7. Development of the methodology for minimisation of Water footprints (specified as blue, green, and grey footprints). 8. Study and suggestions for minimisation of virtual footprints – including GHG, Nitrogen, and Water footprints. 9. Study and suggestions for reduction of the environmental impact of energy and water flows. 10. Extending and developing advanced procedures and tools. 11. Resource (energy, water, etc.) improvement road- mapping 12. Knowledge transfer and dissemination, with user feedback. SPIL Research Team Specific Research Areas
Mechanical Engineering (NETME, SPIL) Prof Dr Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, DSc, Dr H C (mult) Process Integration, Circular Economy, Emission Minimisation, Footprints, Cost Effective, Sustainable, Methodology Development Assoc Prof Dr Petar Varbanov Heat and Power Optimisation
Dr Timothy Walmsley Industrial Process Optimisation - Energy, RE
Dr Abdoulmohammad G. Chofreh Project Management, Road Mapping Ms Yee Van Fan Integrated Waste Treatment and Management
Ms Xue Xiu Jia Water - Energy nexus
Mr Xue Chao Wang Pollution -Terrain nexus
Mr Hon Huin Chin Process Optimisation - Heat and Power Research Area of SPIL Researchers
Institute of Process Engineering Dr Martin Pavlas Waste-to-energy, Waste management
Dr Vojtěch Turek Mathematical modelling of fluid flow and heat transfer Dr Radovan Šomplák Optimisation, Optimum location of waste processing facilities, Waste collection routing
Energy Institute CFD modelling for Cleaner Environment Assoc Prof Dr Jiří Pospíšil Dr Lubomír Klimeš Computational heat transfer and optimization in latent heat thermal energy storage Mr. Michal Špiláček Biomass Combustion Administrative Team
Mgr LenkaZemanová, MPA Director of NETME
Mgr Anna Pinkasová Mgr Jana Bartáková Ing Blanka Marušincová, MSc SPIL Project SPIL Financial Manager International Project Manager Administrator
Ing Radka Štávová Ing Lenka Korolková SPIL PR Manager Project Assistant • 1st SPIL MEETING & CONFERENCE • EXPERTS VISIT • PLANTS VISIT • SPIL SPECIAL SESSION SPIL Activities • CONFERENCES • INVITED LECTURES • PUBLICATIONs ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE NETWORKING MEETING In conjunction with 1st SPIL Conference
THE SPIL ADVISORY BOARD 1st Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific Conference Energy, Water, Emission and Waste in Industry and Cities
6-7 December 2017 1st SPIL Conference
Designed with an intensive two-day format to stimulate novel ideas and foster new collaborations with mutual aim of a sustainable future.
Held at Hotel International and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VUT, Brno.
The participants have the privilege to listen and interact with 15+ international scientific leaders in Process Integration and Sustainability Research 1st SPIL Conference
• 130+ participants represented 24 different countries from 6 continents and 53 universities and enterprices. • 18 Lectures • 4 panel discussions • 33 poster presentations List of Invited Speakers • Prof Robin Smith, FRA • Prof Fengqi You
• Prof Yutao Wang 1 • Prof Raymond Tan st • Prof Michael Walmsley SPILConference • Prof Zdravko Kravanja • Prof Ferenc Friedler • Dr Aoife Foley • Dr Jaromir Marušinec • Prof Petro Kapusteno • Prof David Kukulka • Prof Petr Stehlík • Prof Qiuwang Wang • Dr Xia Liu • Prof Zainuddin Abdul Manan • Prof Yassine Zahloule • Prof Vijacheslav Kafarov • Prof Sandro Nižetić Expert Visit
Prof Friedler Ferenc, DSc Pázmány Péter Catholic University Topics: P-graph and joint meeting, lecture and consultations on papers and publications 27 - 29 April, 2017 Expert Visit
Prof Sauro Pierucci Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Co-Editor in Chief of CET)
Topics: Detailed Kinetics of Pyrolysis and combustions, and joint publication on CET
27-29 November, 2017 Expert Visit
Prof Michael Walmsley The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Topics: Carbon Emission Pinch Analysis (CEPA) and Energy Return on Investment for Energy Sector Planning Joint publication and discussion on PhD student visits (3 month exchanges)
4 - 5 December, 2017 Expert Visit
Simon Perry The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Topic: Sustainable Process Integration in Manchester Joint publication and discussion on potential research direction
11 - 13 April, 2018 Expert Visit Prof Bodo Linnhoff, Pioneer of Pinch Analysis Expert Visit Prof DDr Lam Hon Long University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus Topic: Biomass supply chain and joint meeting, lecture and consultations on papers and publications Topic: Development of multivariate framework for lean and green process 4 - 6 May, 2017 22 - 23 Aug, 2018 Expert Visit Prof Dr Olga Arsenyeva, DSc
Topic: Heat transfer intensification for achieving lower emissions and sustainable development Supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
23-24 Aug, 2018 Brno Industrial Site Visits Visit to CHP Company
Ecological heat and electricity provider of Brno Visit to Waste Incineration Plant
Comprehensive waste management services for city of Brno Visiting PhD students from New Zealand
3 month (summer) for joint publication and research Joint papers
• Walmsley, T.G., Varbanov, P.S., Su, R., Ong, B.H.Y., Lal, N.S., 2018. Frontiers in Process Development, Integration and Intensification for Circular Life Cycles and Reduced Emissions. Journal of Cleaner Production, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.041. • Ong, B.H., Walmsley, T.G., Atkins, M.J., Walmsley, M.R., 2018. Hydrothermal liquefaction of Radiata Pine with Kraft black liquor for integrated biofuel production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 199, 737-750. • Walmsley T.G., Lal N.S., Varbanov P.S., Klemes J.J., 2018. Relating Bridge Analysis for Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Identification to Retrofit Design. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 70, 295-300. • Ong B.H.Y., Walmsley T.G., Atkins M.J., Walmsley M.R.W., Neale J.R., Varbanov P.S., 2018. Optimising Energy Recovery in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Radiata Pine and Kraft Mill Black Liquor. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 70, 1009-1014. • Lal N.S., Atkins M.J., Walmsley M.R.W., Neale J.R., Walmsley T.G., 2018. Accounting for Stream Variability in Retrofit Problems using Monte Carlo Simulation. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 70, 1015-1020. • Lal N.S., Walmsley T.G., Atkins M.J., Walmsley M.R.W., Neale J.R., 2018. Solving Complex Retrofit Problems using Constraints and Bridge Analysis. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 70, 1951-1956. Conferences - SPIL Team
SPIL Symposium
SPIL in PRES 2017, TianJin, China
SPIL in SDEWES 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia SPIL in ICLCA 2017, Bangkok, Thailand SPIL Special Sessions SDEWES 2017
SPIL PANEL SESSION: Sustainable process SPIL SPECIAL SESSION: Energy & water integration: simultaneous minimisation of resource efficiency for sustainable future: knowledge intake and emissions development and transfer
Topics: Presenter: 1. The Role of Environmental Modelling in Process Optimisation Prof Wang (CN) Dr Pospíšil (CZ) 2. Integration of power, heating, water and transport systems, Dr Klimeš (CZ) using excess in one as resource in the other
3. Towards Sustainable Sea Transportation Dr T Walmsley (CZ) Ms Mabitla (ZA) Dr Pavlas (CZ) 4. Optimal Synthesis of Sustainable Systems by Considering Sustainability Measurements Mr Brabec (CZ) Prof Dovi’ (IT) 5. Key Energy Ratios Prof M Walmsley (NZ) 6. Minimisation of Resource Intake and Emissions in the era of Dr Varbanov (CZ) the Instantaneous Gratification Prof Kravanja (SI) Prof Klemeš (CZ) Prof M Walmsley (NZ) Dr Bertók (HU) Ms Jia (CZ) Ms Fan (CZ) Dr Foley (UK) Dr Varbanov (CZ) Prof Duić (HR) Dr Gholamzadeh (IR) Prof Dovì (IT) Ms Fan (CZ) Mr Martins Pereira (PT) Conferences in 2018
• ICCHMT 2018, 21 May 2018, Cracow, Poland
• SEE SDEWES 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia.
• BEEM 2018, Seoul, Korea.
• ESCAPE 2018, Graz, Austria.
• PSE 2018, San Diego, USA
• 7th Conf on Global Warming (GCGW-2018), Izmir, Turkey
• PRES 2018, Praha, Czech Republic Conferences - SPIL Team
SPIL in ICCHMT 2018, Kraków, Poland, 2018 Conferences - SPIL Team
SPIL in 3rd SEE SDEWES 2018
SPIL Special Session in 3rd SEE SDEWES 2018 SPIL Symposium PRES 2018, Prague SPIL 2018 Conference Invited Lectures (2018)
• University of Miskolc, Hungary
• Economics University in Bratislava, Slovakia
• Faculty of Business Economics in Košice, Slovakia
• National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan China
• South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
• Politechnika Krakowska, Cracow, Poland Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Johor Bahru, Malaysia Invited lecture at Cornell University, USA, 2017 CAPE WP Business Meeting EFChE, Graz, Austria, June 2018 University of Pannonia, July 2018 Izmir, Turkey, July 2018 National Chengchi University, Taipei, China National Chengchi University, Taipei, China Košice, Slovakia SINOPEC, Shanghai Collaboration Agreement PPKE Collaboration Agreement, Fudan University Recent Signing Agreement
• Xi'an Jiaotong University
• De La Salle Philippines Cooperation with Universities Worldwide UK SLOVENIA HUNGARY
NEW ZEALAND MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES
CHINA (Xi’an) CHINA (Fudan) CHINA (HeBei) Contribution of Collaborated University Summary • Publication with IF: 60 + 6
• Publication with DOI: 66 + 5
• Books: 2
• Conference Proceeding and Invited Lectures: 23
• Summarised IF = 315.943
• Sum of IF contributed by SPIL= 101.29 (IF divided by number of authors multiplied by SPIL authors)
• Total citation = 117 Summary
The top 10 journals of SPIL publications (with IF):
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF = 9.184) • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (IF = 6.14) • Journal of Cleaner Production (IF = 5.561) • Energy (IF = 4.968) • Fuel (IF = 4.908) • Ecosystem Services (IF = 4.395) • Journal of Environmental Management (IF = 4.005) • Ecological Indicators (IF = 3.983) • Industrial Crops and Products (IF = 3.849) • Applied Thermal Engineering (IF = 3.771) Publication Contribution
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98th percentile Currently serves on 18 editorial boards
Editor-in-Chief / President Has reviewed for 59 journals Speed up research by harnessing the power of peer review
SPIL Team Contribution SPIL Team Contribution 94.50% 94.37% Top Reviewers from Czech Republic, 7 of them are from SPIL. Peer Review Recognition Peer Review Recognition HC Kometa Brno Second time CZ Champions during the SPIL project Brno
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