Integrated Design and Control of Semicontinuous Processes Using Mixed Integer Nonlinear Dynamic Optimization

Semicontinuous separation is a distillation based process intensification technique devised for the purification of ternary mixtures to desired purities. It is particularly promising for small scale production processes where the semicontinuous system has a lower total annualized cost relative to the conventional continuous process, thus it can be a suitable option for the purification of biofuels. Semicontinuous systems are dynamic, control …