Decision-making Framework for
Chemical Process Design Including Different Stages of
Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Assessment
A dissertation submitted to
ETH Zurich
for the
Doctor of Sciences
degree (Dr.
of
ETH
sc.
Zürich)
presented by
HlROKAZU SUGIYAMA
Master of Engineering, The
University
of
Tokyo
born 30.09.1978 citizen of Japan
accepted
on
the recommendation of
Prof. Dr. Konrad
Hungerbühler,
examiner
Prof. Dr. Masahiko Prof. Dr. Alexander
Hirao, co-examiner
Wokaun, co-examiner
2007
Acknowledgement
This thesis is the result of almost four years of research at the
Safety
and Environmental
Technology
group at ETH Zurich.
During
this
time,
many wonderful
people provided
me
with scientific and
personal support. appreciation to I would like to express my sincerest
Konrad
Hungerbühler
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
conduct this thesis work at his group. He
guided
my research with
a
well-
balanced amount of critical and
creative, broad and in-depth to comments.
My deepest gratitude also belongs my work with
Ulrich Fischer who
was
most
dedicated in
supervising was so
precious ideas, great atmosphere
enthusiasm and steadfast our leadership,
and besides
important
for the great
in
process group.
My special thanks
go to Masahiko Hirao who
provided
the other essential
pillar
from
Japan
I
was
under the international and multicultural collaboration framework. The
opportunity
given
I
am
to
conduct parts of this
project to at
his group is very much
appreciated. a also
particularly grateful as Alexander Wokaun for his kind acceptance to be on second
reviewer of the thesis
well
as
creative comments
this work.
The financial support from
Nagai
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