Simultaneous design, scheduling, and optimal control of a methyl-methacrylate continuous polymerization reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3160-3170

  Terrazas Moreno, Sebastian ^a   Flores Tlacuahuac, Antonio ^a   Grossmann, Ignacio E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Polymerization; Process control

Indexed keywords

CHANGEOVER TIMES; CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATIONS; CYCLE DURATIONS; CYCLIC SCHEDULING; DECISION VARIABLES; DESIGN DECISIONS; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; DISCRETE DISTRIBUTIONS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; GRADE TRANSITIONS; INVENTORY COSTS; INVENTORY LEVELS; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATIONS; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MIDO PROBLEMS; MIXED INTEGERS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATIONAL COSTS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; POLYMER GRADES; PROBLEM INVOLVES; PROCESS DYNAMICS; PRODUCT DEMANDS; PRODUCT SALES; PRODUCTION QUANTITIES; PROFIT FUNCTIONS; SCHEDULING DECISIONS; SIMULTANEOUS DESIGNS; STEADY STATES; TANK REACTORS; TRANSITION COSTS; TWO WAYS; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONTROL THEORY; COSTS; DESIGN; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; ESTERS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; MONOMERS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION; SCHEDULING; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 57049169767     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11658     Document Type: Article

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