Batch processing : modeling and design

Content: Introduction Batch Separation Optimization and Optimal Control Summary Numerical Methods for Integration Error and Stability Numerical Integration Techniques Orthogonal Collocation Method Summary Batch Reactors Classification of Reactions and Reaction Kinetics Irreversible Reactions Reversible Reactions Reactions in Parallel Reactions in Series Autocatalytic Reactions Biodiesel Production: A Case Study Summary Batch Distillation Early Theoretical Analysis Hierarchy of Models Shortcut Model Optimization and Optimal Control Complex Systems Computer Aided Design Software Summary Optimization and Optimal Control Optimization Problems and Software Convex and Concave Functions Linear Programming Nonlinear Programming Discrete Optimization Optimal Control Summary Batch Absorption Absorption Dynamics Summary Batch Extraction Solid Extraction or Leaching Rate of Extraction Liquid-Liquid Extraction Summary Batch Adsorption Adsorption Equilibrium Fixed Bed or Packed Bed Adsorption Summary Batch Chromatography Retention Theory Plate Model Resolution Summary Batch Crystallization Phase Diagram Supersaturation Crystallization Kinetics Modeling Cooling Batch Crystallization Modeling Evaporative Batch Crystallization Optimal Control Problems Summary Batch Drying Thermodynamics of Drying Rate of Drying Types of Dryers Summary Batch Filtration Conventional or Dead-End Filtration Crossflow Filtration Types of Filtration Equipment Summary Batch Centrifugation Sedimentation in a Centrifugal Field Filtration in Centrifugal Field Summary Batch Scheduling and Planning Types of Scheduling Problems Role of Optimization in Batch Scheduling Industrial Scheduling Problem Summary Batch Process Simulation Introduction Detailed Modeling of Single Batch Processes Modeling of Multiproduct Batch Plants Summary