Towards Sustainable Energy Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Optimizing Drying
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Regis Harold Fotsing
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Chouaib Benqlilou
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9303-6891
Sulikoia Lare
Amal Mrani Alaoui
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6201-3720
Chouaib Benqlilou
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9303-6891
Sulikoia Lare
Amal Mrani Alaoui
Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry, with its complex processes and high energy consumption, is facing increasing economic, environmental, and regulatory pressures. Despite its crucial role in global public health, it remains one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters, surpassing even the automotive industry by 55%. This energy challenge is particularly critical in industrial pharmaceutical establishments (IPEs) in the Arab world, where almost all energy supply relies on fossil fuels, even though the pharmaceutical market is growing rapidly. In this context, optimizing energy performance is a strategic necessity, not only to reduce production costs but also to promote sustainable development and meet international climate commitments. The study reviews the current literature on energy issues in the pharmaceutical sector, emphasizing the importance of an integrated energy management approach. The article illustrates a means of rationalizing energy through a case study involving the optimization of drying in an industrial pharmaceutical environment using a two-phase fluidized bed model. The simulations show that adjusting the input parameters (temperature, speed, and moisture content) significantly reduces both drying time and energy consumption, while also reducing CO₂ emissions compared with current practices. These results demonstrate that the integration of suitable technologies, combined with a detailed analysis of process parameters, can contribute to a substantial reduction in operating costs and environmental footprint. Thus, energy optimization, coupled with robust training, financial incentives, and governance policies, appears to be a promising route to transforming the Arab pharmaceutical industry into a more sustainable and globally competitive sector.
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Energy performanceDryingPharmaceutical industryDecarbonizationArab world
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How to Cite
Fotsing, R. H. ., Benqlilou, C. ., Lare, S. ., & Alaoui, A. M. . (2026). Towards Sustainable Energy Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Optimizing Drying. Academic Network for Development Dialogue (ANDD) Paper Series, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.29117/andd.2025.013
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