CRC Press Synthesis, Design, and Resource Optimization in Batch Chemical Plants

The manner in which time is captured forms the foundation for synthesis, design, and optimization in batch chemical plants. However, there are still serious challenges with handling time in batch plants. Most techniques tend to assume either a fixed time dimension or adopt time average models to tame the time dimension, thereby simplifying the resultant mathematical models. A direct consequence of this simplification is a suboptimal process. Synthesis, Design, and Resource Optimization in Batch Chemical Plants aims to close this scientific gap. Presenting state-of-the art models for the scheduling, synthesis, design, and resource optimization of batch chemical processes, this cutting-edge text: Describes different ways to represent and capture time in the optimal allocation of tasks to various units with the objective of maximizing throughput or minimizing makespan Covers synthesis and design where the objective is mainly to yield a chemical facility, which satisfies all the targets with minimum capital cost investment Deals with resource conservation aspects in batch plants, where water and energy take the center stage Synthesis, Design, and Resource Optimization in Batch Chemical Plants offers a comprehensive discussion of scheduling techniques, continuous-time formulations, and the synthesis and design of chemical plants that optimally utilize water and energy resources. Review "… deals with a very important element―water. … covers desalination, water networks, and water conservation. … treats water as part of the operational and design optimization, which is not the case in most contributions."―Iiro Harjunkoski, ABB Corporate Research, Frankfurt, Germany "… combines theoretical topics―for instance, a new technique for scheduling of multipurpose batch plants, which is at the early stages of development and is applied to small-size examples―with more applied ones, like the challenges of planning and scheduling in the biopharmaceutical industry. … draws the attention of the reader and makes him/her interested in the field of batch plants."―Gabriela P. Henning, INTEC (Universidad Nacional del Litoral – CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina "The topics selected by the authors are of importance for researchers and specialists who are interested in the design and synthesis of batch plants, especially on the utilization of energy and water."―Yongzhong Liu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China "The main strength of the book is the systems approach to the design and operation of batch processes, with the inclusion of the different resources that can be involved in the process in the definition of the optimization problem. … Another important topic is the design/retrofit of a sustainable process, with multi-objective optimization being used to evaluate the tradeoff between economic and environmental impact."―Pedro M. Castro, University of Lisbon, Portugal"… highly descriptive―includes detailed methodologies and relevant case studies. The methods are presented clearly and demonstrated well by case studies. The structure of the book is well thought out and has sufficient depth and breadth to cover the topic."―Martin Atkins, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand "… presents state-of-the art models for the scheduling, synthesis, design, and resource optimization of batch chemical processes. … an excellent reference book for those interested in the latest research developments in this area."―Ignacio Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA "Great novelty of this book is that it bridges disciplines such as reaction engineering, modelling and simulation, water and energy optimization and design for providing comprehensive understanding of batch reactor systems widely used in many process industries."―Dr. P. Mondal, Associate Professor, Department of chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India"… is an excellent collection of very relevant chapters, writt