Process Efficiency & Mass Balances
Process efficiency and mass balance are about identifying and evaluating potential opportunities for improving the efficiency in your workplace. This process is in principle the same for all types of industry, and consists of four basic steps:
Preparing for the assessment
Identifying opportunities for efficiency
Measuring the baseline
Evaluating the options
Process efficiency can be applied to:
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Resource use
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Waste management
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Material purchase and storage
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Re-use and recycling
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Water conservation
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Energy conservation
Mass Balance
A mass balance measures the quantities of the inputs (raw materials, energy, water consumption, etc.) going into a process and the outputs (finished products, solid waste, effluent and air emissions) which are produced as a result. In addition to measuring quantities the mass balance is also applied to the associated costs (for raw materials, energy, water and waste disposal).
By establishing the baseline situation it will allow the benefits of efficiency options to be quantified, both in terms of environmental improvement and cost savings.
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