Optimization strategies for a MMA polymerization reactor

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-291

  Lepore, R ^a   Wouwer, A Vande ^a   Remy, M ^a   Findeisen, R ^b   Nagy, Z ^c   Allgower F ^b  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch control; Nonlinear systems; Optimization; Polymerization; Process control

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

BATCH CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES; PHYSICAL PROCESS MODEL; SCHEDULED OPTIMIZATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 33846320507     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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