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Outline for Project on Plant Design and Economics
1. Background Information
2. Defining the Problem
3. Literature Review on the Project should include
 Feasibility study (market assessment)
 Raw material availability and quality
 Process technology
 Specifying process innovation,
 Operating conditions,
 Utility requirements,
 Catalyst information, etc.
 All information related directly to the process requirements.
4. Process Technology should include
 Process
 Process Comparison
 Process Selection Conclusions
 Process Description
 Requirements of Major Process Units
 Process Flow Diagram
 PID Diagram
 Process Performance Assessment
5. Site Selection should include
 Site selection
 Plant Layout
6. Environmental Issues should include
 Potential Hazards and its safety method
 Wastes and its treatment method
 Loss and its prevention method
7. Economic Evaluation should include
 Capital Cost Estimation
 Operating Costs
 Profitability Analysis
8. Mass and Energy Balances
9. Preliminary Equipment Design of Major Unit operations
10. Detail Design of one major equipment
11. Conclusion and recommendation