Multiobjective optimization of an industrial styrene reactor

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-130

  Yee, Amy K Y ^a   Ray, Ajay K ^a   Rangaiah, G P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Multiobjective optimization; Pareto sets; Simulation; Styrene reactor

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; STYRENE;

INDUSTRIAL REACTORS;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

ETHYLBENZENE; STYRENE;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STYRENE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; NON DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR; REACTOR DESIGN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0037437342     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(02)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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