Process Synthesis

Volume 23 of Advances in Chemical Engineering covers the active field of process synthesis. There are currently three prevelant approaches to complex process synthesis strategies: heuristics-based selection, geometric representation, and optimization methods. This volume addresses a variety of these synthesis strategies for process subsystems, representing only a sample of the state-of-the-art of process synthesis research. The five papers in this volume address quite different process subsystems and application areas but still combine basic concepts related to a systematic approach. All five of the papers develop successful synthesis methods for their respective cutting-edge applications. As a group, the papers serve to highlight many unresolved issues in process synthesis and also provide guidelines for future research.

Considers current approaches to process synthesis problemsExamines areas of possible future researchArticles written by leading experts in the field

J.J. Siirola, Industrial Applications of Chemical Process Synthesis. A.W. Westerberg and O. Wahnschafft, The Synthesis of Distillation-Based Separation Systems. I.E. Grossmann, Mixed-Integer Optimization Techniques for Algorithmic Process Synthesis. S. Balakrishna and L.T. Biegler, Chemical Reactor Network Targeting and Integration: An Optimization Approach. S. Walsh and J. Perkins, Operability and Control in Process Synthesis and Design. Chapter References. Subject Index. Contents of Volumes in This Series.