TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic methodology for design of tailor-made blended products
AU - Yunus, Nor Alafiza Binti
AU - Gernaey, Krist
AU - Woodley, John
AU - Gani, Rafiqul
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - A systematic methodology for design of tailor-made blended products has been developed. In tailor-made
blended products, one identifies the product needs and matches them by blending different chemicals. The
systematic methodology has four main tasks. First, the design problem is defined: the product needs are
identified, translated into target properties and the bounds for each target property are defined. Secondly,
target property models are retrieved from a property model library. Thirdly, a mixture/blend design
algorithm is applied to obtain the mixtures/blends that match the design targets. The result is a set of blends
that match the constraints, the composition of the chemicals present in the blend, and the values of the target
properties. Finally, the mixture target property values are verified by means of rigorous models for the
properties and the mixtures. In this paper, the methodology is highlighted through two case studies involving
gasoline blends and lubricant base oils.
AB - A systematic methodology for design of tailor-made blended products has been developed. In tailor-made
blended products, one identifies the product needs and matches them by blending different chemicals. The
systematic methodology has four main tasks. First, the design problem is defined: the product needs are
identified, translated into target properties and the bounds for each target property are defined. Secondly,
target property models are retrieved from a property model library. Thirdly, a mixture/blend design
algorithm is applied to obtain the mixtures/blends that match the design targets. The result is a set of blends
that match the constraints, the composition of the chemicals present in the blend, and the values of the target
properties. Finally, the mixture target property values are verified by means of rigorous models for the
properties and the mixtures. In this paper, the methodology is highlighted through two case studies involving
gasoline blends and lubricant base oils.
KW - Product design
KW - Blended product
KW - Gasoline blend
KW - Lubricant base oil
U2 - 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.12.011
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0098-1354
VL - 66
SP - 201
EP - 213
JO - Computers & Chemical Engineering
JF - Computers & Chemical Engineering
ER -