Develop project plans for the design and construction of the following processes. Use Figure 1.2 as a guide to the activities that must occur. Estimate the overall time required from launching the project to the start of operation.
a. A petrochemical process using established technology, to be built on an existing site.
b. A process for full scale manufacture of a new drug, based on a process currently undergoing pilot plant trials.
c. A novel process for converting cellulose waste to fuel products.
d. A spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facility.
e. A solvent recovery system for an electronics production facility.