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ArticleCircular economy and sustainability2025

Understanding the Level of Integration in Existing Chemical Clusters: Case Study in the Port of Rotterdam.

Michael Tan, Paola Ibarra-González, Igor Nikolic, Andrea Ramírez Ramírez

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Article in Circular economy and sustainability, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Michael TanDepartment of Engineering Systems and Services, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, Delft, 2628 BX The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5459-8966
Paola Ibarra-GonzálezDepartment of Engineering Systems and Services, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, Delft, 2628 BX The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4845-2949
Igor NikolicDepartment of Multi-Actor Systems, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, Delft, 2628 BX The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6002-7083
Andrea Ramírez RamírezDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft, 2629 HZ The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4715-9548

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Abstract

The petrochemical industry is composed of several interconnected processes that use fossil-based feedstock for producing chemicals. These processes are typically geographically clustered and often belong to different parties. Reducing the environmental impacts of the petrochemical industry is not straightforward due to, on the one hand, their reliance on fossil fuels for energy and as a feedstock and, on the other hand, the significant level of interconnected energy and material flows among processes. Current methods for analyzing changes to existing processes cannot capture the multitude and level of interactions. The goal of this paper is to create a model of a petrochemical cluster and analyze its physical characteristics and performance. This paper addresses this goal by developing an assessment method that combines process simulations, multiplex graph analysis, and key performance indicators. The method is applied to a case study based on the petrochemical cluster in the Port of Rotterdam, resulting in a uniquely highly detailed model of a petrochemical cluster. The network analysis results show that only some of the processes are very interconnected. From the performance analysis, it can be observed that the olefins process is the most carbon-intense and has high CO Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43615-024-00410-5.

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