@inproceedings{64f2b8a26f104a7386506c1e5f7e01fa,
title = "A Sustainability Driven Methodology for Process Synthesis in Agro-Food Industry",
abstract = "Within the agro-food industry, agro-materials are converted into a range of valuable semi-finished and finished products. To reach a sustainable, resource efficient food system, the optimal process pathways converting the agro-material into these products have to be identified. To identify these pathways, a systematic Process Synthesis (PS) method is needed for the agro-food industry. This sustainability driven PS method should enable the synthesis of the optimal process pathways, converting an agro-material into a range of valuable products, producing minimal waste or low-value by-products. In this paper, the elements required for such a method are proposed. The relevance of these elements is illustrated with a simple illustrative case for the processing of tropical fruit. The proposed approach uses Multi-Objective Optimisation methods, to provide decision support for PS to decision makers in the agro-food industry. This leads to new insights in optimal pathways for processing agro-materials for the agro-food industry.",
keywords = "Agro-food industry, Decision support, Multi-objective optimisation, Process synthesis",
author = "J. Jonkman and J.M. Bloemhof and {van der Vorst}, J.G.A.J. and {van der Padt}, A.",
note = "12th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering/25th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering; 12th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering and 25th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering ; Conference date: 02-06-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-444-63577-8.50060-7",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780444634290 ",
series = "Computer Aided Chemical Engineering",
publisher = "Elsevier",
pages = "1289--1294",
editor = "Gernaey, {Krist V.} and Huursom, {Jakob K.} and Rafiqui Gani",
booktitle = "12 International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering and 25 European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering",
address = "Netherlands",
}