Networking Chemicals Flows: Efficiency-Value-Environment Functionalized Symbiosis Algorithms and Application.

Maximizing the network of chemical symbiosis can enhance economic benefits and reduce life cycle environmental impacts, which are pivotal for achieving sustainability in the chemical industry. This study designs two innovative symbiosis algorithms, the Longest Path Algorithm and the Maximum Symbiosis Algorithm, specifically for chemical industrial clusters (CICs). The algorithms are applied to a prototypical CIC encompassing 569 distinct raw materials and yielding 435 unique products alongside 55 byproducts.