An overview of process systems engineering approaches for process intensification: State of the art

Y Tian, SE Demirel, MMF Hasan… - … and Processing-Process …, 2018 - Elsevier
Process intensification offers the potential to drastically reduce the energy consumption and
cost of producing chemicals from both bulk and distributed feedstocks. This review article …

Opportunities and challenges for process control in process intensification

NM Nikačević, AEM Huesman, PMJ Van den Hof… - … and Processing: Process …, 2012 - Elsevier
This is a review and position article discussing the role and prospective for process control
in process intensification. Firstly, the article outlines the classical role of control in process …

On the use of systems technologies and a systematic approach for the synthesis and the design of future biorefineries

AC Kokossis, A Yang - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
Systems technologies emerge with a powerful potential to support the deployment and
design of future biorefineries. The chemical industry experiences a steady growth in the use …

Optimizing algal biodiesel production from a novel reactive distillation based unit: Reducing CO2 emission and cost

B Mondal, GP Rangaiah, AK Jana - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
The algal biodiesel as a potential alternative to conventional petroleum fuel and first-
generation biofuel has been explored extensively but the efficacy of its production in a …

[PDF][PDF] Computer aided molecular design: fundamentals, methods and applications

AI Papadopoulos11, I Tsivintzelis, P Linke… - Chem., Mol. Sci. and …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Nomenclature dt0015 A Helmholtz free energy dt0020 Ak Matrix of number of occurrences of
molecular groups in molecule k dt0025 ACO Ant colony optimization dt0030 ADI Absorption …

Extractive distillation optimization using simulated annealing and a process simulation automation server

XL Yang, JD Ward - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this work, continuous extractive distillation processes were optimized using simulated
annealing (SA). The processes were modeled in Aspen Plus and the simulated-annealing …

A tabu search-based algorithm for mixed-integer nonlinear problems and its application to integrated process and control system design

O Exler, LT Antelo, JA Egea, AA Alonso… - Computers & Chemical …, 2008 - Elsevier
In this contribution, we consider mixed-integer nonlinear programming problems subject to
differential-algebraic constraints. This class of problems arises frequently in process design …

Efficient integration of optimal solvent and process design using molecular clustering

AI Papadopoulos, P Linke - Chemical Engineering Science, 2006 - Elsevier
We present a molecular clustering approach for the efficient incorporation of solvent design
information into process synthesis in the integrated design of solvent/process systems. The …

Rigorous design of reaction-separation processes using disjunctive programming models

X Zhang, Z Song, T Zhou - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
A systematic and efficient method for the rigorous design of complex chemical processes is
significant in the chemical industry. In this paper, a superstructure-based optimization …

A hybrid evolutionary–deterministic optimization approach for conceptual design

M Skiborowski, M Rautenberg… - Industrial & engineering …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Most optimization-based approaches in conceptual process design either focus on global
optimization using simplified process models or utilize some kind of metaheuristic to …