TRIZ and MACBETH in Chemical Process Engineering

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  • Isabel M. João Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
  • João M. Silva Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6977/IJoSI.201709_4(4).0002

Abstract

The Chemical Process Industry (CPI) is facing an increasing pressure to develop new or improved chemical processes. The major challenges experienced by CPI is related with sustainability namely economic, social and environmental issues reason why innovation in chemical process design is becoming more challenging. However innovative chemical process design needs the support of a systematic innovation approach to guide engineers in the creation of new or improved chemical processes. The objective of this work is to present an approach that integrates the theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) and a multicriteria decision analysis method MACBETH for the selection of an improved chemical design among different options. The objective is to establish a systematic innovation approach to assist engineers or decision makers through the idea generation with TRIZ theory, and use MACBETH to perform the selection of the best-generated concept. The use of a combined approach in chemical process improvement may increase the efficiency of concept selection avoiding time waste. An illustration is presented in order to show the simplicity and applicability of the approach. 

Author Biographies

Isabel M. João, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa

Isabel Maria João is a Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, School of Engineering (ISEL), at the Chemical Engineering Department since 2000. She has 9 years of Industrial experience in a Plastic industry where she was the chief of the laboratory of I&D and quality control and improvement. Isabel received her PhD degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from IST/UTL and a Master degree in Management and Quality of Materials from FCT/UNL and she also holds a graduation in Chemical Engineering from IST/UTL. She is a researcher at the Centre for Management Studies of IST (CEG-IST) and her areas of interest include Innovative Product and Process Design, Quality Management and Decision Analysis and Information Systems.

 

João M. Silva, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa

João Miguel Silva is a Coordinator Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, School of Engineering (ISEL) and the Head of the Chemical Engineering Department since 2010. He is member of the research center CQE - Centro de Química Estrutural in the Heterogeneous Catalysis and Catalytic Processes (CATHPRO) group at IST. João received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering in 1994 from IST/UTL and is co-author of over 50 articles in peer-review journals. His areas of interest include Innovative Product and Process Design, Process Simulation and Heterogeneous Catalysis, specifically with zeolites.

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2017-09-01 — Updated on 2020-04-17

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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2017): International Journal of Systematic Innovation

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