Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify all sources and uses of materials in process
- Identify all sources of materials within the site
- Identify all uses of materials by the process overall
- Identify all uses of materials by each process unit
- Calculate theoretical use of the materials
- Calculate overall material balance for process or site
- Evaluate the need for material consumption by process and units within the process compared to alternative processes or units
- Measure actual use of materials
- Calculate actual net material consumption for each process unit
- Calculate difference between theoretical and actual material consumption by unit and overall
- Identify actual emissions by each process unit
- Develop strategies for reducing emissions
- Rank units by actual material consumption
- Develop strategies to reduce material consumption
- Prepare a recommendation for an emissions reduction strategy
- Identify strategies required to meet regulatory requirements
- Rank strategies by cost benefit ratio
- Short-list preferred emission reduction strategies
- Write report to provide recommendation for reducing emissions