Productivity optimization of an industrial semi-batch polymerization reactor under safety constraints

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 351-362

  Abel, O ^a   Helbig, A ^a   Marquardt, W ^a   Zwick, H ^b   Daszkowski, T ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; POLYMERIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; INDUSTRIAL SEMI-BATCH POLYMERIZATION REACTORS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0033906727     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-1524(99)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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