Greenfield plants are likely to encounter new challenges and venture into uncharted territory as the chemical sector undergoes significant transformation. These changes are driven by the need to reduce emissions, maintain competitiveness and profitability, and adopt low-carbon solutions.
In such a competitive market, modern chemical manufacturers are encountering increasing pressures from consumers, governments and the public to meet more rigorous environmental and safety protocols while preserving competitiveness and growing revenue. To address such pressures, chemical manufacturing plants are increasingly making use of new smart technologies to meet regulations, improve energy efficiency and increase productivity.
On the Road to Sustainable Chemical Production
New chemical plants are already in the planning phase for sustainable production and face a range of challenges.
To address these, ABB is partnering with chemical organizations to implement smart technologies that will help plants comply with government regulations, enhance energy efficiency, and support new initiatives, such as transitioning away from fossil fuels. Below are three key challenges they must overcome.
- Deploying Innovative Technology and Data-Driven Applications: Assimilating smart technology into chemical plants to improve efficiency comes with challenges. Even in a mid-scale chemical plant, as many as 10,000 field devices may be necessary for measuring and reporting on processes and creating a complex and extensive digital ecosystem.
- Lowering Environmental Impacts and Pushing for Carbon Neutrality: The chemicals industry is a key driver of modern life and is involved in everything from food and pharmaceuticals to electronics, construction, and petrochemicals. Creating more sustainable chemical products that assist decarbonization in other industries could also contribute to a low-emissions society.
- Advancing Water Efficiency Through Better Process Control: The chemical industry uses huge quantities of water for cooling purposes and for converting water into steam, hydrogen, and oxygen. With the international demand for freshwater expected to exceed supply by 40 % by 2030, operatives face regulatory pressures to better control how greenfield chemical plants manage water and minimalize wastewater, particularly in water-stressed areas.
This eBook will Teach Readers to:
- Navigate major transformations in the chemical industry with three key strategies to simplify measurement for greenfield plant operators.
- Reduce environmental impact and move toward carbon neutrality through smart instrumentation solutions that lower emissions.
- Integrate smart technology to enhance efficiency and confidently transition to a more digitally enabled plant.
- Explore application notes on solutions for carbon capture, utilization and storage, hydrogen custody transfer, Ethernet-APL, industrial water reuse, and water management in hydrogen production.
Download the full eBook now to learn more about how to optimize the planning process for your greenfield chemical plant.
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