This work is motivated by the renewed interest in continuous crystallization processes as an
alternative to batch crystallizers, and studies the simultaneous design and control of …

The problem of reducing the energy consumption in an industrial multicomponent distillation
column is addressed. The column is subjected to step feed and distillate flow rates, the …

The problem of robustly stabilizing and estimating the state of an open-loop unstable
continuous exothermic tubular reactor with constrained control is solved with a …

Evaporation is one of the most standard procedures in many industrial processes. Although
its importance, this operation is quite expensive and, to minimize costs, it is applied multiple …

Loads are one of the most common disturbances sources experienced in chemical
processes, causing deterioration of control performance and even affecting product quality. If …

The problem of regulating the effluent concentration in an open-loop unstable exothermic
jacketed reactor is addressed. The coolant temperature must be adjusted according to …

This doctoral thesis presents an integral and comprehensive investigation on the modeling,
optimization, and control of fruit wine distillation processes. The work is based on the …

The problem of controlling with saturated output-feedback (OF) temperature control a six-
state (concentration-temperature) bistable train of three continuous stirred tank reactors with …

In this work, we consider the problem of controlling a two-stage cooling mixed suspension
mixed product removal (MSMPR) crystallizer. For this process, the temperature in the first …

Traditionally, the crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and other
chemical specialities has been operated in batch or semi-batch mode under strictly …