Systematic design of supersaturation controlled crystallization processes for shaping the crystal size distribution using an analytical estimator

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 656-670

  Nagy, Z K ^a,b   Aamir, E ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallisation control; Dynamic seeding; Population balance modelling; Seed recipe design; Size distribution control; Supersaturation control

Indexed keywords

BATCH TIME; COMPLEX TARGETS; CONTROLLED CRYSTALLIZATION; CONTROLLED PROCESS; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; MODEL SYSTEM; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; OPERATING CURVE; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; POPULATION BALANCES; POTASH ALUM; SEED ADDITION; SIEVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL; SUPERSATURATION CONTROLS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

DESIGN; SUPERSATURATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84867289552     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.08.048     Document Type: Article

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