This document discusses the hierarchical approach to process design. It explains that process design evolves through various steps, considering factors like capital and operating costs. The design begins with generating ideas in the laboratory, then progresses through development, pilot, and commercial stages. Fewer ideas make it through each stage. Process design involves selecting equipment and interconnecting it to transform raw materials into products. Multiple alternatives must be evaluated and shortlisted based on economic and environmental criteria. A methodology is needed to systematically design processes through increasing levels of detail, stopping when more details do not provide significant returns. Process design is a collaborative effort between scientists and engineers.

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