An Integrated Methodology for Design of Tailor-Made Blended Products

Nor Alafiza Yunus, Krist Gernaey, John Woodley, Rafiqul Gani

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Abstract

A computer-aided methodology has been developed for the design of blended (mixture) products. Through this methodology, it is possible to identify the most suitable chemicals for blending, and “tailor” the blend according to specified product needs. The methodology has three stages: 1) product design, 2) process identification, and 3) experimental verification. The principle problem, which is the product design stage is divided into four sub-problems and solved with a decomposition-based approach. In stage two, the ability to produce the chemicals used as building blocks in the blends is analyzed. Finally, experimental work (or detailed model-based verification) is conducted in stage three to validate the selected blend candidates. In this study, the product design stage is highlighted through a case study of gasoline blends with bio-based chemicals. The objective of this study is to identify blended gasoline products that match (or improve) the performance of the conventional gasoline.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 22nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2012
Pages752-756
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event22nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 17 Jun 201222 Jun 2012

Conference

Conference22nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period17/06/201222/06/2012
SeriesComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
Volume30
ISSN1570-7946

Keywords

  • Product design
  • Chemical blends
  • Decomposition method
  • Gasoline

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