A multi-level methodology for conceptual reaction-separation process design

Chemical Product and Process Modeling

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Linke, Patrick ^a   Kokossis, Antonis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Optimisation; Process synthesis; Reaction; Separation; Systems engineering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

FLEXIBLE REPRESENTATION MODES; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; SUPERSTRUCTURE FORMULATIONS;

PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 38849122094     PISSN: 19342659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1934-2659.1012     Document Type: Article

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