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Optimization of a Large Scale Industrial Reactor Towards Tailor Made Polymers Using Genetic Algorithm

  • Karen Valverde Pontes EMAIL logo , Marcelo Embiruçu und Rubens Maciel
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 10. November 2015
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Band 14 Heft 1

Abstract

This paper presents a computational procedure for producing tailor made polymer resins, satisfying customers’ needs while operating with maximum profit. The case study is an industrial large-scale polymerization reactor. The molecular properties considered are melt index (MI), which measures the molecular weight distribution, and stress exponent (SE), which is related to polydispersity. An economic objective function is associated to a deterministic mathematical model and the resulting optimization problem is solved by genetic algorithm (GA), a stochastic method. The GA parameters for both binary and real codifications are tuned by means of the design of experiments. Attempting to achieve the global optimum, a hybrid method, which introduces process knowledge into GA random initial population, is proposed. The binary codification performs better than the real GA, especially with hybridization. Results show that the GA can satisfactorily predict tailor made polymer resins with profits up to 25% higher than the industrial practice.

Keywords: polymerization; optimization; genetic algorithm; design of experiments; product design

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior), CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa) and FAPESB (Fundação de Amaro à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia) for financial support, and to thank David Carroll and Kalyanmoy Deb for making available computational codes for GA implementation.

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Published Online: 2015-11-10
Published in Print: 2016-2-1

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Review
  3. Novel Membrane Reactor Concepts for Hydrogen Production from Hydrocarbons: A Review
  4. Research Articles
  5. Modeling and Simulation Study of an Industrial Radial Moving Bed Reactor for Propane Dehydrogenation Process
  6. Oxidative Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Medium Catalyzed by Lab Prepared Nickel Hydroxide
  7. CFD Modelling of a Hollow Fibre Membrane for CO2 Removal by Aqueous Amine Solutions of MEA, DEA and MDEA
  8. Performance Study of a Thermally Double Coupled Multi-Tubular Reactor by Considering the Effect of Flow Type Patterns
  9. Radiative Three-Dimensional Flow with Chemical Reaction
  10. Three-Phase Model of a Fluidized-Bed Catalytic Reactor for Polyethylene Synthesis
  11. Study on the Effect of Nickel Doping on Mo-Bi Based Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Isobutene to Methacrolein
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  18. Optimization of Nickel Chemical Extraction from Hazardous Residue
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  21. CFD Simulation of Hydrodynamic of a Bubble Column Reactor Operating in Churn-Turbulent Regime and Effect of Gas Inlet Distribution on System Characteristics
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  29. Resistance Characteristics of Coal Slime in Pipe Flow at High Pressure
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  40. Modeling and Simulation of a Pilot-Scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier for the Gasification of High Ash Indian Coal Using Eulerian Granular Approach
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  47. Effect of Biomass Compositions on Combustion Kinetic Parameters using Response Surface Methodology
  48. Short Communications
  49. Discussions on Particle Flux Measurement in Gas-Solids Risers
  50. Use of New Regeneration Processes for Thermolabile Amines
  51. Oxidative-Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel by Dimethyl Sulfoxide and ZnCl2 Based Ionic Liquid
  52. Corrigendum
  53. Corrigendum to: Performance Analysis of Immobilized Enzyme Semifluidised Bed Bioreactors
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0041
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
polymerization; optimization; genetic algorithm; design of experiments; product design

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Review
  3. Novel Membrane Reactor Concepts for Hydrogen Production from Hydrocarbons: A Review
  4. Research Articles
  5. Modeling and Simulation Study of an Industrial Radial Moving Bed Reactor for Propane Dehydrogenation Process
  6. Oxidative Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Medium Catalyzed by Lab Prepared Nickel Hydroxide
  7. CFD Modelling of a Hollow Fibre Membrane for CO2 Removal by Aqueous Amine Solutions of MEA, DEA and MDEA
  8. Performance Study of a Thermally Double Coupled Multi-Tubular Reactor by Considering the Effect of Flow Type Patterns
  9. Radiative Three-Dimensional Flow with Chemical Reaction
  10. Three-Phase Model of a Fluidized-Bed Catalytic Reactor for Polyethylene Synthesis
  11. Study on the Effect of Nickel Doping on Mo-Bi Based Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Isobutene to Methacrolein
  12. DM Water Plant Sedimentation as a Cheap and Waste Source of Catalyst for Biodiesel Production
  13. Recovery of Biogas from Meat Industry Wastewater Using Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR): Modeling and Optimization
  14. Comparison of CFD Simulation and Simplified Modeling of a Fluidized Bed CO2 Capture Reactor
  15. Kinetic Study for Platinum Extraction from Spent Catalyst in Cyanide Solution at High Temperatures
  16. Hydroisomerization of Biomass Derived n-Hexadecane Towards Diesel Pool: Effect of Selective Removal External Surface Sites from Pt/ZSM-22
  17. Heat Flux and Variable Thermal Conductivity Effects on Casson Flow and Heat Transfer due to an Exponentially Stretching Sheet with Viscous Dissipation and Heat Generation
  18. Optimization of Nickel Chemical Extraction from Hazardous Residue
  19. Green Approach for Biodiesel Production from Jojoba Oil Supported by Process Modeling and Simulation
  20. Differentiating Process Performance of Various Coagulants in Removal of Congo red and Orange G Dyes
  21. CFD Simulation of Hydrodynamic of a Bubble Column Reactor Operating in Churn-Turbulent Regime and Effect of Gas Inlet Distribution on System Characteristics
  22. Transformation of Phenolic Compounds by Fe(III) in the Aqueous Solution in Dark and Under Irradiation
  23. Transient Predictive Model for Dynamic Analysis, Kinetic Study, and Reactor Design of Triglycerides Transesterification to Biodiesel
  24. Screening of Alternative Carbon Sources for Recombinant Protein Production in Pichia pastoris
  25. Optimization of a Large Scale Industrial Reactor Towards Tailor Made Polymers Using Genetic Algorithm
  26. Model of Reactive Transport within a Light Photocatalytic Textile
  27. Preparation of Chitosan based Nanofibers: Optimization and Modeling
  28. Adsorption of As (III) on Iron Coated Quartz Sand: Influence of Temperature on the Equilibrium Isotherm, Thermodynamics and Isosteric Heat of Adsorption Analysis
  29. Resistance Characteristics of Coal Slime in Pipe Flow at High Pressure
  30. Activity Comparison of Acidic Resins in the Production of Valuable Glycerol Acetates
  31. Bulk Polymerization of Styrene using Multifunctional Initiators in a Batch Reactor: A Comprehensive Mathematical Model
  32. An Effective Reaction Rate Model for Gas-Solid Reactions with High Intra-Particle Diffusion Resistance
  33. Heart-Like Micro-Flow Mixer
  34. Hydrogen Production by Hydrolysis of NaBH4 with Cr-Ni-W-B Catalyst: Effects of Cold Plasma and Chromium Content
  35. Prediction of Reactivity Ratios in Free Radical Copolymerization from Monomer Resonance–Polarity (Q–e) Parameters: Genetic Programming-Based Models
  36. Steady-State Modeling of Pt-Catalyzed H2 Combustion in a Monolithic Reactor: From Micro- to Macro-kinetics
  37. Premixed Methanol–Air Combustion Characteristics in a Mini-scale Catalytic Combustor
  38. Kinetic Modeling of VOC Photocatalytic Degradation Using a Process at Different Reactor Configurations and Scales
  39. Improvement of Activated Sludge Process Using a Nonlinear PI Controller Design via Adaptive Gain
  40. Modeling and Simulation of a Pilot-Scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier for the Gasification of High Ash Indian Coal Using Eulerian Granular Approach
  41. Performance of a Catalytic Gas–Solid Fluidized Bed Reactor in the Presence of Interparticle Forces
  42. Mathematical Modeling of Biodiesel Production under Intense Agitation
  43. Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Reactor (EAASR) for Removal of Nitrobenzene: Air Stripped or Biologically Removed?
  44. CFD Modeling of Algae Flash Pyrolysis in the Batch Fluidized Bed Reactor Including Heat Carrier Particles
  45. A Robust Extended State Observer for the Estimation of Concentration and Kinetics in a CSTR
  46. Dynamic Modeling of CATOFIN® Fixed-Bed Iso-Butane Dehydrogenation Reactor for Operational Optimization
  47. Effect of Biomass Compositions on Combustion Kinetic Parameters using Response Surface Methodology
  48. Short Communications
  49. Discussions on Particle Flux Measurement in Gas-Solids Risers
  50. Use of New Regeneration Processes for Thermolabile Amines
  51. Oxidative-Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel by Dimethyl Sulfoxide and ZnCl2 Based Ionic Liquid
  52. Corrigendum
  53. Corrigendum to: Performance Analysis of Immobilized Enzyme Semifluidised Bed Bioreactors
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