What ?

Process Intensification was originally conceived in ICI as "the reduction of Process Plant volume by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude". Decade of Research in various aspects of Process Engineering has raised expectation at greater heights. At present the advantages, demanded are :

  • Improved Product Quality
  • Short, Ultrashort Residence Time
  • Lower Energy Consumption
  • Lower Waste Levels
  • Smaller Investments
  • Decentralisation of Manufacturing Activities

    • Almost all Process Engineering Unit operation employ heat and/or mass transfer with/without Chemical Reaction. Enhancing these transfer processes is the key to success of Process Intensification. Through knowledge of Fluid Dynamics and clear use of it in design of Equipment, both by selective method of transferring energy (to create motion) and by creating appropriate surfaces (fins, grooves, baffles, roughened surfaces), lead to the success.

    Thus the aim of process intensification is Capital and Energy saving and preferentially with ecological and safety advantages. Simplistatically, Process intensification is, as compared to the present state of Art, designed to bring improvement in processing by substantially reducing size, energy consumption and waste production. Togetherwith Intensification, Integration, Innovation and above all Intellectualism are also sought after. Inspiration and Ideas are perquisite in order to achieve results in this Technology.