Hierarchical multiobjective strategy for particle-size distribution control

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2383-2399

  Immanuel, Charles David ^a   Doyle III, Francis Joseph ^a,b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; EMULSIONS; FEEDBACK; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NUCLEATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYMERIZATION;

MULTIOBJECTIVE STRATEGY;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CONTROL ALGORITHM; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PROCESS CONTROL;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EMULSION; EXPERIMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0141848396     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490914     Document Type: Article

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