Multi-objective optimization of industrial styrene reactor: Adiabatic and pseudo-isothermal operation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2009-2026

  Gujarathi, Ashish M ^a   Babu, B V ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Multi objective differential evolution; Optimization; Pareto front; Polymer processing; Reaction engineering; Simulation; Styrene

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC OPERATIONS; ADIABATIC REACTORS; DECISION MAKERS; ISOTHERMAL OPERATIONS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATING POINTS; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PARETO FRONT; PARETO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; POLYMER PROCESSING; REACTION ENGINEERING; REACTOR CONFIGURATION;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; STYRENE;

PARETO PRINCIPLE;

EID: 76549097364     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.11.041     Document Type: Article

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