Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design

This volume collects together the presentations at the Eighth International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design, FOCAPD-2014, an event that brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners to identify new challenges and opportunities for process and product design.

The chemical industry is currently entering a new phase of rapid evolution. The availability of low-cost feedstocks from natural gas is causing renewed investment in basic chemicals in the OECD, while societal pressures for sustainability and energy security continue to be key drivers in technology development and product selection. This dynamic environment creates opportunities to launch new products and processes and to demonstrate new methodologies for innovation, synthesis and design. FOCAPD-2014 fosters constructive interaction among thought leaders from academia, industry, and government and provides a showcase for the latest research in product and process design.

Focuses exclusively on the fundamentals and applications of computer-aided design for the process industries. Provides a fully archival and indexed record of the FOCAPD14 conference Aligns the FOCAPD series with the ESCAPE and PSE series

Invited Papers Perspectives on Systems Engineering Advances in Process and Product Design Challenges and Opportunities in the Design of New Energy Conversion Systems Multum in Parvo: A Process Intensification Retrospective and Outlook Challenges and Opportunities in Computer Aided Molecular Design A Perspective on Process Synthesis: Challenges and Prospects Developing a Taxonomy for the Key Principles of Design and Education for Sustainability Molecules Matter: The Expanding Envelope of Process Design Design of Microbial Consortia for Industrial Biotechnology MPCCs and ROMS: New Paradigms for Multi-scale Process Optimization The Future of Chemical Engineering Design: Impact of Faculty Makeup and Industrial Needs A Novel Framework for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration, CCUS Product Design - From Molecules to Formulations to Devices Optimization Models for Optimal Investment, Drilling, and Water Management in Shale Gas Supply Chains Addressing a Design Defect: Process Targets and Flowsheets Challenges and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Modeling and Optimization Viable Alternatives for Biofuels using Biochemical Pathways Perspectives on the Design and Planning of Oil Field Infrastructure Design of Integrated Biorefineries Transformation of Process Engineering - A Software Perspective On the Development of Strategies for Water and Energy Management in the Context of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Advanced Computational Tools for Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification of Carbon Capture Processes Industrial Reflections on Modelling of Fine Chemicals and Seeds Process/Product Design A Framework for the Design, Modeling and Optimization of Biomedical Systems Contributed Papers Process and Product Design (39 papers) Design for Energy and Sustainability (33 papers) Enabling Tools and Technologies for Design (14 papers) Interfaces of Design with Control, Operations, and Safety (10 papers)