Patent ID: 7966096

Claim:
A method for monitoring an Isobutyl Alcohol (IBA) recovery system during system operation, comprising, a) determining, by using at least one sensor, at least one of an amount of IBA recovered from the IBA recovery system and an amount of waste material produced from the IBA recovery system during system operation, b) computing, by using at least one processor operatively coupled to said at least one sensor, at least one of: a cost of IBA saved as a result of the amount of IBA recovered during system operation, a cost of waste material management as a result of the amount of waste material produced from the IBA recovery system during system operation, an IBA recovery system electricity cost for electricity used during system operation, and an IBA recovery system steam cost for steam used during system operation, c) displaying to at least one user by way of at least one output device operatively coupled to said at least one processor at least one of the said costs, the amount of recovered IBA and the amount of waste material produced based on a measuring time during system operation; d) in response to input based upon at least one of the said displayed costs and amounts, which input is received by means of at least one input device from said at least one user, making at least one change to at least one process of the recovery system; and e) repeating steps a) to d) until a reduction in at least one of the said costs during system operation is achieved.