A case study of multi-objective optimization under uncertainty in process design for sustainability

AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sun, Li ^a   Singh, Aditi ^a   Lou, Helen H ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi objective optimization; Pareto frontier; Sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDIES; CHEMICAL PROCESSES; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; FINAL DECISIONS; MANUFACTURING VARIATIONS; MARKET FLUCTUATIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTY VARIATIONS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; OPTIMIZATION APPROACHES; PARETO FRONTIER; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DESIGN; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 80053841357     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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