Optimal scheduling of hydrogen energy hub for stable demand with uncertain photovoltaic and biomass

M Zhu, X Ai, J Fang, S Cui, K Wu, L Zheng, J Wen - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Single hydrogen production methods cannot meet the stable hydrogen demand for many
engineering applications under carbon emission requirements. This paper proposes a …

A mixed integer linear programming approach for the design of chemical process families

G Stinchfield, JC Morgan, S Naik, LT Biegler… - Computers & Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The need for rapid and widespread deployment of new technologies to address climate
change goals (eg, deep, economy-wide decarbonization) presents new opportunities for …

Insights into the design of polymetallic ore flotation circuits, including tailing desulfurization

YL Botero, LA Cisternas, I Demers, M Benzaazoua - Minerals Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Flotation is a main mineral concentration technology, which is why the design of flotation
circuits has been extensively studied in the literature. However, studies on flotation circuit …

A Superstructure-Based Lignin Valorization Process Optimization Model for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries through Biological Upgrading

Y Wu, JM Restrepo-Flórez… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study presents an optimization framework to identify economically viable pathways for
lignin valorization in biorefineries that employ biological upgrading. The economic potential …

[HTML][HTML] A novel exact formulation for parallel machine scheduling problems

LM Carrilho, F Oliveira, S Hamacher - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine scheduling is one of the most studied problems due to its technical
challenges and prevalence in real life. In the literature, continuous-and discrete-time …

Extensions to generalized disjunctive programming: hierarchical structures and first-order logic

HD Perez, IE Grossmann - Optimization and Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Optimization problems with discrete–continuous decisions are traditionally modeled in
algebraic form via (non) linear mixed-integer programming. A more systematic approach to …

Logic-Based Discrete-Steepest Descent: A Solution Method for Process Synthesis Generalized Disjunctive Programs

D Ovalle, DA Liñán, A Lee, JM Gómez… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The optimization of chemical processes is challenging due to the nonlinearities arising from
process physics and discrete design decisions. In particular, optimal synthesis and design of …

Optimal planning of biofuel supply chains incorporating temporality of unconventional bioresources

PE Murillo-Alvarado, JM Ponce-Ortega - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Most biofuels today come from sources that have some relationship with products of the
human diet, which has generated controversy regarding their feasibility for industrial-scale …

Optimal mitigation and control over power system dynamics for stochastic grid resilience

N Stewart, B Arguello, M Hoffman, B Nicholson… - Optimization and …, 2024 - Springer
Optimal mitigation planning for highly disruptive contingencies to a transmission-level power
system requires optimization with dynamic power system constraints, due to the key role of …

Modeling combinatorial disjunctive constraints via junction trees

B Lyu, IV Hicks, J Huchette - Mathematical Programming, 2024 - Springer
We introduce techniques to build small ideal mixed-integer programming (MIP) formulations
of combinatorial disjunctive constraints (CDCs) via the independent branching scheme. We …