Large scale optimization procedure by genetic algorithm: Application to three phase slurry catalytic reactor

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 17, Issue , 2009, Pages 1401-1406

  Victorino, I R S ^a   Morais, E R ^a   Barbosa, A G ^a   Maia, J P ^a   Vasco De Toledo, E C ^a   Maciel Filho, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical process; Genetic algorithms; Global optimization; O cresol; Slurry catalytic reactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149102607     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0917234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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