Selection of controlled variables for a natural gas to liquids process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 10179-10190

  Panahi, Mehdi ^a   Skogestad, Sigurd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED VARIABLES; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; FISCHER TROPSCH; GAS-TO-LIQUIDS PROCESS; HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS; MODE II; MODES OF OPERATION; MOLE FRACTION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OXYGEN FLOW RATES; RECYCLE FLOW; SELF-OPTIMIZING; SELF-OPTIMIZING CONTROL; SYN-GAS; TAIL GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SYNTHESIS GAS;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84864464486     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie202678h     Document Type: Article

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