COMPUTER-AIDED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 30

22nd EUROPEAN

SYMPOSIUM ON

COMPUTER AIDED

PROCESS ENGINEERING

PART - A

Edited by

Ian David Lockhart BogleUniversity College London, UK

Michael Fairweather

University of Leeds, UK

ADVANCINGCHEMICAL

ENGINEERINGWORLDWIDEELSEVIER

Amsterdam - Boston - Heidelberg - London - New York - OxfordParis - San Diego - San Francisco - Singapore - Sydney - Tokyo

Contents

Preface xxviii

Organising and scientific committees xxix

Tools for sustainable development

Oralpresentations

Objective reduction in multi-criteria optimization of integrated bioethanol-sugar supply chains

Andrei Kostin, Gonzalo Giiillen-Gozdlbez, Fernando D. Mele, Laureano Jimenez 1

A water saving methodology for the efficient development of biorefineries

Athanassios Nikolakopoulos, Panagiotis Karagiannakis,Alexandros Galanis, Antonis Kokossis 6

Economic Value and Environmental Impact analysis tool for sustainable biorefmery designElias Martinez-Hernandez, Grant Campbell, Jhuma Sadhukhan 11

BlOpt: A library ofmodels for optimization of biofuel production processesMariano Martin, Ignacio E. Grossmann 16

A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Design and Planning of Supply Chains

with Economic and Environmental ObjectivesNelson Chibeles-Martins, TdniaPinto-Varela,Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa, A. Q. Novais 21

Sustainable Development of the Hydrological Basin of Lake Koronia usingMathematical Programming and Statistical AnalysisVassiliki Manakou, Panagiotis Tsiakis, Theodosis Tsiakis andAthanassios Kungolos 26

Integration of Single-Plant Water Networks into an Eco-Industrial Park

Ensiel Rubio-Castro, Jose Maria Ponce-Ortega, Medardo Serna-Gonzalez,

Mahmoud M. El-Hawagi 31

Optimal water network synthesis with membrane separation-based regenerators

Cheng Seong Khor, Benoit Chachuat, Nilay Shah 36

Environomic optimal design and synthesis of energy conversion systems in urban areas

Leda Gerber, Samira Fazlollahi, Francois Marechal 41

Towards defining a quantitative methodology to enhance the sustainability

performance ofmajor international events.

Olga Parkes, lan DavidLockhart Bogle, Paola Lettieri. 46

Design of an IRCC with C02 capture utilizing a mixed integer optimization methodRahul Anantharaman, Erik L. Johnsen, BjBrn Nygreen and Truls Gundersen 51

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Integrated assessment of carbon capture and storage technologies in coal-based

power generation using CAPE tools

Calin-Cristian Cortnos, Paul Serhan Agachi

Sustainable design of a reactive distillation system

Edwin Zondervan, Aaron D. Bojarski, Antonio Espuna,Andre B. de Haan, Luis Puigjaner

Multi-level Design and Selection ofOptimum Working Fluids and ORC Systemsfor Power and Heat Cogeneration from Low Enthalpy Renewable Sources

Athanasios I. Papadopoulos, Mirko Stijepovic, PatrickLinke,

Panos Seferlis, Spyros Voutetakis

Choosing the suitable Carbon dioxide Storage Location in Sedimentary Basins of Korea

UmerZahid, YoungsubLim, ChonghunHan

Tools for sustainable development

Posterpresentations

Computer Aided Estimation ofFugitive Emission Rates and OccupationalAir Concentration in Process DesignHassim MM, Hurme M, Aziz N.N.N.A.

Integrated tool for simulation and optimization of a first and second generation

ethanol-from-sugarcane production plantFelipe F. Furlan, Caliane B. B. Costa, Antonio J. G. Cruz, Argimiro R. Secchi,

Rafael P. Soares, Roberto C. Giordano

Computer aided evaluation of eco-efficiency ofsolvent-based algae oil extraction

processes for biodiesel production

Yeniffer Pardo, Yeimmy Peralta, Angel Gonzalez, Viatcheslav Kafarov

Reliable and Efficient Targeting for Optimal Design ofSWRO Desalination Processes

Sabla Y. Alnouri, Patrick Linke

A two-step optimisation approach for integrated water resources management

Songsong Liu, Petros Gikas, Lazaros G. Papageorgiou

Life cycle assessment and optimization on the production ofpetrochemicals and energy

from polymers for the Greater London Area

Sultan M. Al-Salem, Evgenia Mechleri, Lazaros G. Papageorgiou, Paola Lettieri

Comparative Study of Simulations and Experimental Results of Biodiesel Production

Using Two Types of Reactive Distillation Columns

N.L. Da Silva, E.L. Martinez, L.F. Rios, T.S.S. Dantas, M.R. WolfMaciel,R. Maciel Filho.

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Integrating Economic and Environmental Aspects in the Design and Planningof Supply Chains: Two alternative methodologiesTdnia Pinto-Varela, Florinda Martins andAna Barbosa-Povoa 112

Multi-objective Optimization of a Membrane Distillation Systemfor Desalination of Sea Water

Shivom Sharma, G.P. Rangaiah 117

Development of a Dynamic Material Flow Analysis Model for French Copper CycleMarie Bonnin, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Luc Pibouleau,Serge Domenech, Jacques Villeneuve

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Incorporating C02 emission trading in the optimal design and planning of chemical supply chainnetworks under uncertaintyRuben Ruiz-Femenia, Raquel Salcedo-Diaz, Gonzalo Guillen-Gosalbez, Jose A. CaballeroandLaureano Jimenez

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Comparative Techno-economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production from Microalgae viaTransesterification Methods

Binta Z. Bello, Ezinne Nwokoagbara andMeihong Wang 132

Optimization ofhybrid anaerobic-aerobic SBR-based systemsMauren Fuentes, Nicolas J. Scenna andPio A. Aguirre 137

An integrated approach combining process simulation and life cycle assessmentfor ecoefficient process designLuis F. Morales-Mendoza, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Jean-Pierre. Belaud,Luc Pibouleau, Serge Domenech 142

Product and Mixture Design in Latent Variable Space by Chemometric TechniquesSubinHada, Nishanth G. ChemmangattuvalappU, Christopher B, Roberts, Mario R. Eden 147

A Bayesian Network Based Approach for Risk Modeling to Aid in Development of SustainableBiomass Supply Chains

J. Amundson, W. Faulkner, S. Sukumara, J. Seay, F. Badurdeen 152

Multidisciplinary Approach in Developing Region Specific Optimization Toolfor Sustainable BiorefmingS. Sukumara, J. Amundson, W. Faulkner, F. Badurdeen, J. Seay 157

Automated Environmental Evaluation for the Optimization of Chemical ProcessesCarmen M. Torres, Mamdouh Gadalla, Josep M. Mateo-Sanz and Laureano Jimenez 162

Semantic Formalism for Waste and Processing Technology Classifications Using Ontology ModelsNikolaos Trokanas, Tara Raafat, Franjo Cecelja, Antonis Kokossis, Aidong Yang 167

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Evaluation ofdifferent cogeneration systems in first and second generation ethanol production from

sugarcane

Marina O.S. Dias, TassiaL. Junqueira, Otavio Cavalett, MarceloP. Cunha, Charles D.F. Jesus,

Paulo E. Mantelatto, Carlos E. V. Rossell Rubens MacielFilho, Antonio Bonomi

Economic and environmental assessment of integrated 1st and 2nd generation sugarcanebioethanol production evaluating different 2nd generation process alternatives

TassiaL. Junqueira, Marina O.S. Dias, Otavio Cavalett, Charles D.F. Jesus, Marcelo P. Cunha,Carlos E. V. Rossell, Rubens Maciel Filho, Antonio Bonomi

Integrated Modeling of Sugarcane Cultivation and Ethanol Fermentation from Agriculture and

Engineering PerspectivesYasunori Kikitchi, Rwniko Suginobe, Yoichi Kanzaki, Satoshi Ohara, Masahiko Hirao

Evaluation of C02 capture process and operational challenges by dynamic simulation

Ana-Maria Cormos, JozsefCaspar, Paul-Serban Agachi

An Agent-based Model for Analyzing Diffusion of Biodiesel Production Schemes

Ryuske Yasuda and Rafael Batres

Integration of Process synthesis and Location-Transportation for the Design of Biomass

Conversion SystemsTakahiro Miyazaki, Jyunpei Sugiura, Teppei Nagatomi, andRafael Batres

Indentifying redundant environmental objectives in the design of heat-exchanger networks

using rigorous dimensionality reduction techniques.Pavel Vaskan, Gonzalo Guillen-Gosalbez, Laureano Jimenez

Comparison of technology alternative for palm oil biodiesel production using exergy analysisWilmer Jaimes, Paola Acevedo, Viatcheslav Kafarov

Biological Wastewater Treatment: Dynamic Global Sensitivity Analysis and Parameter Estimation

in a System of Waste Stabilization Ponds

Facimdo Iturmendi, Vanina Estrada, M. Paz Ochoa, Patricia M. Hoch, M. SoledadDiaz

Utilization of Biomass Feedstocks: A Case Study Based on Rice and Sugar Mills in Thailand

Piyalap manakit, Franjo Cecelja, Aidong Yang, Marco Solda

Computer aided estimation of sustainability ofbiodiesel production from palm oil.

Diego Martinez, Viatcheslav Kafarov

Techno-Economic Optimization of IGCC Integrated with Utility System for COt Emissions Reduction

Mona Gharaie, Megan Jobson, M. Hassan Panjeshahi, Nan Zhang

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Tools for energy management

Oral presentations

Integration ofstrategic and operational decision-making for continuous power-intensive processesSumit Mitra, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Jose M. Pinto, Nikhil Arora 232

Control Strategies for Flexible Operation ofPower Plant Integrated With C02 Capture PlantYu-JengLin, Chun-Cheng Chang, David Shan-Hill Wong, Shi-Shang Jan andJenq-Jang Ou 237

Carbon Dioxide Liquefaction Process for Ship TransportationUngLee, Seeyub Yang, Yeong Su Jeong, Jaeheum Jung, Youngsub Lim, Chonghun Han 242

Combining coal, natural gas, and nuclear heat for liquid fuels production with reduced C02 emissionsYaser Khojasteh Salkuyeh, Thomas A. Adams II 247

Effective Coordination of Simultaneous Delivery Flows into Receipt Terminalsof Multiproduct PipelinesVanina G. Cafaro, Diego C. Cafaro, Carlos A. Mendez, Jaime Cerda 252

Hydrogen production through steam electrolysis: a model-based studyQiong Cai, Alan W. V. Haw, Claire S. Adjiman, Nigel P. Brandon 257

Multi-Objectives, Multi-Period Optimization of district heating networks Using Evolutionary Algorithmsand Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP)Samira Fazlollahi, Stephane Laurent Bungener, Gwenaelle Becker, Francois Marechal 262

Selection ofheat pump technologies for energy efficient distillationServando J. Flores Landaeta, Anton A. Kiss 267

Tools for energy management

Poster presentations

A Prototype Simulation-based Optimization Approach to Model Feedstock Developmentfor Chemical Process IndustryIsmail Fahmi, Selen Cremaschi 272

Multi-objective optimization of coal-fired electricity production with C02 captureJorge Cristobal, Gonzalo Guillen-Gosdlbez, Laureano Jimenez, Angel Irabien 277

Multi-objective optimization ofabsorption refrigeration systems involving renewable energyJose Ezequiel Santibanez-Aguilar, J. Betzabe Gonzalez-Campos, Jose Maria Ponce-Ortega,Medardo Serna-Gonzdlez, andMahmoud M. El-Halwagi 282

Design and Thermal Analysis of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System Integrated with Ethanol SteamReformingChollaphan Thanomjit, Yaneeporn Patcharavorachot, Amornchai Arpornwichanop 287

Design of a hydrogen supply chain using multiobjective optimizationSofia De-Leon Almaraz, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Ludovic Montastruc, Luc Piboideau,

Oscar Baez Seniles

Numerical Optimization of Steam Cycles and Steam Generators Designs for a Coal to FT plantEmanuele Martelli, Thomas G. Kreutz, Manuele Gatti, Paolo Chiesa, Stefano Consonni

Proposition of methodology for optimization of energy system design under uncertaintyMatthiasDubuis, Franqois Marechal

Investigation of a proton-conducting SOFC with internal autothermal reforming ofmethane

Yaneeporn Patcharavorachoi and Amornchai Arpornwichanop

Optimisation based analysis ofa dwelling with an air source heat pump

Di Zhang, Lazaros G. Papageorgiou, Eric S. Fraga

Development an Optimization Model for Green Supply Chains: Integration of C02 Disposaland Renewable Energy SupplyJim-hyung Ryu, Jee-Hoon Han, In-Beum Lee

Optimization of a Distributed Small Scale Biodiesel Production System in Greater London

Adam Kelloway, W. Alex Marvin andProdromos Daoutidis

A Model Predictive Control Framework for Residential MicrogridsE. D. Mehleri, L. G. Papageorgiou, N. C. Markatos H. Sarimveis

Optimal Energy Management and Production Schedulingliro Harjunkoski, Margret Bauer and Toni Kymdldinen

Case Study - Online Energy Management and Optimisation of Utility Generation Assets

on Industrial Sites

Solomon Oji

Improvements on hydrogen production efficiency based on switching multiple renewable power

sources

Lucas Nieto Degliuomini, Diego Feroldi, Patricio Luppiand Marta Basualdo

Optimal planning of energy management system under demand uncertaintyGo Bong Choi, Seok Goo Lee, Jong Min Lee

Energy Management Strategies for Process Site C02 Emissions Reduction

Mona Gharaie, Megan Jobson, M. Hassan Panjeshahi, Nan Zhang

Optimal Residential Solar Photovoltaic Capacity in Grid Connected ApplicationsShisheng Huang, Jingjie Xiao, Joseph F. Pekny, Gintaras V. Reklaitis

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Thermodynamic Efficiency and Cost-Effective Optimization ofHeterogeneous Batch DistillationIvonne Rodriguez-Donis, Noslen Hernandez-Gonzalez, Vincent Gerbaud, XavierJoulia 362

An alternative real-time optimization algorithm with modifier adaptation: application to heatand power systemsFerndn Serralunga, Miguel C. Mussati, Pio A. Aguirre 367

Tools for financial business and management decision making

Oral presentations

PlanPerfect: An integrated production planning and decision support tool for pharmaceutical plantsNaresh Susarla andI. A. Karimi

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Production planning ofbatch and semi-continuous bioprocesses across multiple biopharmaceutical facilitiesCyrus Siganporia, Soumitra Ghosh, Thomas Daszkowski, Lazaros G. Papageorgiou, Suzanne S. Farid 311

Operational and strategic alignment in the decision process of molecule substitutionJuliette Heintz, Vincent Gerbaud, Jean-Pierre Belaud 382

Transportation Planning of Oil Products: An application ofmulti-agents auction-based protocolwith improvements in the bidding strategyRoni F. Banaszewski, Kelvin E. Nogueira, Lucia V. Arruda, Jean M. Simao, Cesar A.Tacla, Susana Relvas, AnaP. Barbosa-Povoa 387

Network Structure and Logistics Efficiency: a New Approach to Analyse Supply Chain SystemSuyuLiu, Cheng Li, YipingFeng, GangRong 392

Operational, Tactical and Strategical Integration for Enterprise Decision-MakingEdrisi Munoz, Elisabet Capon, Jose M. Lainez, Marta Moreno-Benito, Antonio Espuna andLuisPuigjaner 397

Integration of Mathematical Programming and Game Theory for Supply Chain PlanningOptimization in Multi-objective competitive scenarios

M. Zamarripa, A. Aguirre, C. Mendez and A. Espuna 402

Optimum Design and Planning of Resilient and Uncertain Closed-Loop Supply ChainsLJZeballos, MI Gomes, AP Barbosa-Povoa, AQ Novais 407

A Two-Stage Stochastic Model for the Design and Planning of a Multi-Product Closed Loop SupplyChain

Susana Baptista, Maria Isabel Gomes, Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa 412

Towards Integrated Production and Distribution ManagementM.E. Coccola, C.A. Mendez, M. Zamarripa, A. Espuna 417

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Tools for financial business and management decision making

Poster presentations

Realizing Continuous Improvement in Pharmaceutical Technical Operations - Business Process Model in

Roche's Parenterals Production KaiseraugstHirokazu Sugiyama, Rainer Schmidt 422

Integration in Process Industries via Unified Processing Core (UPC) in operational and logistic

planning levels

RezaHosseini, Petri Helo 427

Design and Planning of Downstream Petroleum Supply Chains

Leao Jose Fernandes, Susana Relvas, Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa 432

Application of semantic and lexical analysis to technology forecasting by trend analysis - thematic

clusters in separation processesRobert Sitarz, Andrzej Kraslawski 437

Quotation Tool for Process EquipmentM. Ershov, Y. Awamenko, J. Hakkinen, A. Kraslawski, I. Beloglazov 442

Designing and planning of closed-loop supply chains for risk and economical optimizationSonia R. Cardoso, Ana Paula F.D. Barbosa-Povoa, Susana Relvas 447

Semantic Support for Industrial Symbiosis Process

Tara Raafat, Franjo Cecelja, Aidong Yang, Nikolaos Trokanas 452

Supply Chain Planning under Uncertainty using Genetic Algorithms

Miguel Zamarripa, Javier Silvente andAntonio Espuna 457

Multiproduct, multiechelon supply chain analysis under demand uncertainty and machine failure risk

Mirela Muresan, Cdlin-Cristian Cormos, Paul-Serban Agachi 462

Synthesis and Design of Processing Networks: Stochastic Formulation and Solution

Alberto Quaglia, Bent Sarup, Giirkan Sin, Rafiqul Gani 467

Inventory Management for Multi-product Tank Farm Systems using a MILP Model with Rolling Horizon

Cristina N. Marques, Henrique A. Matos, Susana Relvas 472

MILP-based Approach for the Scheduling of Automated Manufacturing System with Sequence

Dependent transferring times

Adrian M. Aguirre, Carlos A. Mendez, Pedro M. Castro, Cesar DePrada All

Carbon Management in the Chemical Process Arena - a multi-faceted CAPE problem

Roy Calder, Dr Harpreet Gulati, Dr David Thomas 482

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Computer-Aided Design and Evaluation ofBatch and Continuous Multi-Mode BiopharmaceuticalManufacturing Processes

James Pollock, Sa V. Ho, Suzanne S. Farid 487

A Framework for the Evaluation of Investments in Clean Power-TechnologiesGiuseppina Di Lorenzo, Pericles Pilidis, John Witton and Douglas Probert 492

Product and process design

Oral presentations

Incorporating Topographical Characteristics in Molecular Signature DescriptorsRobert H. Plerring, Rudolfs Namikis, Nishanth G. Chemmangattuvalappil, Christopher B. Roberts,Mario R. Eden

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Impact of Fouling on Flexible Design and Operation of MSF Desalination Process withVariable Freshwater Demand

E. A. M. Hawaidi andl.M. Mujtaba 502

A Genetic Algorithm (GA) based rational approach for design ofdiscrete microfluidic networksJeevan Maddala, Raghunathan Rengaswamy 507

A general framework for latent variable model inversion to support product and process designEmanuele Tomba, Salvador Garcia-Munoz, Pierantonio Facco, Fabrizio Bezzo, Massimiliano Barolo 512

Modular equipment design in optimization-based process synthesisAndreas Harwardt, Mirko Skiborowski, Wolfgang Marquardt 517

Innovative biodiesel production in a reactive dividing-wall column

A. A. Kiss, J, G. Segovia-Hernandez, C. S. BildeE. Y. Miranda-Galindo, S. Hernandez 522

Batch heteroazeotropic distillation with variable decanter hold-up: Feasibility studiesLaszlo Hegely, Vincent Gerbaud, PeterLang 527

Dynamic modelling of margarine manufacturingPeter Bongers, Cristhian Almeida, Hans Hoogland 532

Developing Cost-Effective Processes for Converting Natural Gas into Single Cell Protein

Q. Shah, B.Aufderheide, AM. Al Taweel 537

Multiobjective optimization ofmembrane processes for chemicals ultrapurificationRicardo Abejon, Aurora Garea, Angel Irabien 542

Economic and environmental evaluation of microalgae biodiesel production using process simulation toolsRobert Brunet, David Carrasco, Eduardo Munoz, Gonzalo Guillen-Gosdlbez, loanis Katakis,Laureano Jimenez 547

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Optimal Dynamic Controllability in Compressor-Aided Distillation Schemes Using Stochastic

AlgorithmsJulian Cabrera-Ruiz, J. Gabriel Segovia-Hernandez, J. RafaelAlcdntara-Avila, Salvador Hernandez 552

A new graphical exergy targeting representation for processes operating above and below ambient

temperatureDanahe Marmolejo Correa, Truls Gundersen 557

Process design optimization strategy to develop energy and cost correlations of C02 capture processes

Laurence Tock, Francois Marechal 562

Novel MILP-based optimization method for retrofitting heat exchanger networks

Ming Pan, Igor Bulatov, Robin Smith 567

Simultaneous process and working fluid optimisation for Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) using PC-SAFT

Matthias Lampe, Joachim Grofi, Andre Bardow 572

Product and process design

Posterpresentations

Model-based Optimization in Pharmaceutical Technical Operations Yield Measurement and Increase in

Roche's Parenterals Production KaiseraugstHirokazu Sugiyama, Rainer Schmidt 577

Hybrid Simulation-Optimization Logic Based Algorithms for the Rigorous Design of Chemical Process

Jose A. Caballero, Miguel A. Navarro, IgnacioE. Grossinann. 582

Application of Computer Aided Mixture Design in Paints and CoatingsEmerson B. Venceslau, Pedro A. Pessoa Filho, Galo AC. Le Rom. 587

A Nonlinear Programming Approach to Conceptual Design of Reaction-Separation SystemsSebastian Recker, Wolfgang Marquardt 592

Optimal design of chemical processes with chance constraints

Gennady Ostrovsky, Nadir Zyatdinov, Tatyana Lapteva 597

Predicting a Wide Variety of Constant Pure Compound Properties for Long Chain Substances

Using a "Reference Series" Method

Inga Paster, Mordechai Shacham, andNeima Brauner 602

Considering Physical Property Uncertainties in Process Design.Mordechai Shacham, Neima Brauner and Michal B. Cirtlip 607

Modeling of open-system process for sustainable production: case studies in metal cleaning process

EmiKikuchi, YasunoriKikuchi, Masahiko Hirao 612

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High-boiling-point petroleum fractions upgrading using the centrifugal reactive-molecular distillationprocess over catalyst: Mathematical modeling and simulation including experimental validationLaura P. Tovar, Maria R. Wolf-Maciel, Cesar B. Batistella, Alessandra Winter, Rubens Maciel-Filho,Lilian C. Medina 617

A Novel Method for Designing Flotation Circuits

Felipe D. Sepulveda, Maritza A. Elorza, Luis A. Cisternas, Edelmira D. Gdlvez 622

Water and Energy Use in Mineral Processing: A Case Study in Copper Flotation

Marcela Donoso, Mario E. Mellado, Edelmira D. Gdlvet andLuis A. Cisternas 627

Evaluation ofthe batch distillation process in the ethanol productionAlvarez M.E. T., Moraes E.B., Rodrigues J. C, Bonon AJ., Wolf-Maciel M.R. 632

Removal and recovery oforganic solvents from wastewater by distillationGabor MODLA and Peter LANG 637

Integrated Operation and Design of a Simulated Moving Bed Reactor

Edwin Zondervan, Nikola Nikacevic, Harish Khajuria, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Andre B. de Haan 642

Modeling and Analysis of Intensified Processes for Economic Recovery ofHigh-Grade Lactic AcidGudena Krishna, G.P. Rangaiah, Lakshminarayanan S. 647

Economic Analysis ofan Industrial Refining Unit Involving Hydrotreatment of Whole Crude Oilin Trickle Bed Reactor using gPROMSAysar T. Jandlah, Iqbal M. Mujtaba, andAlastair S. Wood 652

Design of glycerol etherification process by constructive nonlinear dynamicsElena Vlad, Costin Sorin Bildea, Grigore Bozga 657

An Integrated Framework for Flowsheet Synthesis and Molecular DesignSnsilpa Bommareddy, Nishanth G. Chemmangattuvalappil, Mario R. Eden 662

Enhanced bioethanol dehydration in extractive dividing-wall columnsDavidJ-P. C. Suszwalak, Anton A. Kiss 667

Enhancing multi-component separation ofaromatics with Kaibel columns and DWCServando J. Flores Landaeta, Anton A. Kiss, Andre B. de Haan 672

Genetic Algorithms in the Design of Configurations for Distillation of Quaternary Mixtures using Lessthan N-l columns with Thermally Coupling./. Cortez-Gonzalez, J, G. Segovia-Hernandez, S. Hernandez, C, Gutierrez-Antonio, A. Briones-Ramirez,B. G.Rong 677

Multiobjective Optimization in Distillation with Reactor-Side for Hydrodesulfurization Process of DieselErick Y. Miranda-Galindo, Juan G. Segovia-Hernandez, Salvador HerndndezCastro, AdrianBonilla-Petriciolet and Gade Pandu Rangaiah 682

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Design and Optimization of Pressure Swing Distillation using a Stochastic Algorithm based in the

Boltzmann Distribution

J. Cortez-Gonzalez, R. Murrieta-Duehas, R. Gutierrez-Guerra, J. G. Segovia-HernandezA. Herndndez-Aguirre. 687

A Neural Network Application in the Design of Emulsion-Based Products

Arend Dubbelboer, Edwin Zondervan, Jan Meuldijk, Hans Hoogland, Peter MM. Bongers 692

Cyclic distillation - towards energy efficient binary distillation

Anton A. Kiss, Servando J. Floras Landaeta, Edwin Zondervan 697

An integrated framework for product formulation by computer aided mixture designJuliette Heintz, Irea Touche, Moises Teles dos Santos, Vincent Gerbaud 702

Analysis of the Production of Methyl Esters by the Two-Step Supercritical Method

using Reactive Distillation

Fernando I. Gomez-Castro, Vicente Rico-Ramirez, Juan G. Segovia-Hernandez,Salvador Hernandez-Castro 707