Search Results - "Wolf Maciel, Maria R"
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Modeling and predictive control using fuzzy logic: Application for a polymerization system
Published in AIChE journal (01-04-2010)“…In this study, a predictive control system based on type Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy models was developed for a polymerization process. Such processes typically have a…”
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Simultaneous Momentum, Mass, and Energy Transfer Analysis of a Distillation Sieve Tray Using CFD Techniques: Prediction of Efficiencies
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (21-07-2010)“…Conventional models for distillation columns are based on equilibrium and nonequilibrium stage concepts. Although equilibrium and nonequilibrium stage models…”
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Comparison of Two Different Strategies for Tocopherols Enrichment Using a Molecular Distillation Process
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (18-01-2006)“…The objective of this study is to compare two different strategies for enriching tocopherols in soybean oil deodorizer distillate (SODD) using a molecular…”
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Novel two-steps optimal control of batch polymerization reactors and application to PMMA production for the fabrication of artificial bone tissue
Published in 23rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (2013)“…It is known that the applications of a material are totally dependent on their characteristics. In the particular case of the manufacture of bone tissues from…”
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A hybrid GA-SQP multi-objective optimization methodology for carbon monoxide pollution minimization in Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process
Published in 23rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (2013)“…In this work a multi-objective hybrid optimization strategy was developed considering genetic algorithms (GA) in series with sequential quadratic programming…”
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Finite volume method as the numerical method for new emulsion polymerization tubular reactor with internal angle baffles
Published in Journal of applied polymer science (15-12-2006)“…A finite volume method is used to solve a determinist mathematical model and to analyze the performance of an alternative design for an emulsion polymerization…”
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Experimental Determination of Binodal Curves and Study of the Temperature in Systems Involved in the Production of Biodiesel with Ethanol
Published in Journal of chemical and engineering data (11-11-2010)“…Binodal curves of systems involved in the production of soybean oil biodiesel and castor oil biodiesel were obtained at different temperatures by the titration…”
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Centrifugal Reactive-Molecular Distillation from High-Boiling-Point Petroleum Fractions. 1. Mathematical Modeling, Screening Variables, and Experimental Validation
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (12-06-2013)“…The modeling and simulation of the reactive-molecular distillation process (centrifugal type-CRMD) to upgrade high-boiling-point petroleum fractions is…”
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Short-Path-Distillation Process of Lemongrass Essential Oil: Physicochemical Characterization and Assessment Quality of the Distillate and the Residue Products
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (06-07-2011)“…Short-path distillation (SPD), a special high-tech thermal separation technique operating at high vacuum, was used in order to increase the citral…”
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Fuzzy Model-Based Predictive Hybrid Control of Polymerization Processes
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (16-09-2009)“…This paper presents a fuzzy model-based predictive hybrid controller (FMPHC) for polymerization processes based on Takagi−Sugeno models and moving horizon…”
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Liquid–Liquid Equilibrium in Ternary Systems Present in Biodiesel Purification from Soybean Oil and Castor Oil at (298.2 and 333.2) K
Published in Journal of chemical and engineering data (14-03-2013)“…Liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data for the soybean oil biodiesel (BIO-SO) + ethanol + water and castor oil biodiesel (BIO–CO) + ethanol + water systems at…”
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Evaluation of optimization techniques for parameter estimation: Application to ethanol fermentation considering the effect of temperature
Published in Process biochemistry (1991) (01-07-2006)“…Optimization techniques are evaluated to estimate the kinetic model parameters of batch fermentation process for ethanol production using Saccharomyces…”
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Characterization of Blend Properties of Castor Biodiesel and Bioethanol
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (06-11-2013)“…Some important properties of biodiesel such as viscosity, melting point, thermal stability, and cetane index can be directly related to the chemical…”
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Fluid catalytic cracking optimisation using factorial design and genetic algorithm techniques
Published in Canadian journal of chemical engineering (01-02-2013)“…Statistical techniques coupled with genetic algorithm (GA) were used to identify optimal values of key operational variables in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)…”
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Simulation, Optimization and Control of Heavy Oil Upgrading Processes: Application to a Delayed Coking Unit
Published in Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (2016)“…Petroleum refineries have faced many challenges to remain competitive in the world fuels market. If, on the one hand, recovered crude oils are getting heavier…”
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Molecular Distillation of Petroleum Residues and Physical-Chemical Characterization of Distillate Cuts Obtained in the Process
Published in Journal of chemical and engineering data (09-09-2010)“…Molecular distillation is presented as an alternative technique for the separation of petroleum residues. The technique was used to obtain 13 heavy petroleum…”
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Nonlinear Fuzzy Identification of Batch Polymerization Processes
Published in Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (2015)“…First-principles modelling of polymer systems is usually complex and time-consuming, often leading to correlations of restricted range of applicability with…”
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Optimal Fuzzy Control of Batch Polymerization Reactors: Application to PMMA Production for Biomedical Purposes
Published in Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (2014)“…The use of polymers in the biomedical field requires that such materials have a high degree of purity and specific properties, so that their production…”
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Pilot-plant Simulation, Experimental Campaign and Rigorous Modeling of a Batch MMA Polymerization Reactor for the Fabrication of Bone Tissue
Published in Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (2012)“…As a first crucial stage for production of PMMA scaffolds, this work provides the kinetic and dynamic characterization of the MMA/Ethyl Acetate/AIBN…”
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New emulsion polymerization tubular reactor with internal angular baffles: Reaction temperature effect
Published in Journal of applied polymer science (15-05-2006)“…Deterministic models of physicochemical, mathematical, and computational sciences were used for modeling and simulation of emulsion homopolymerization process…”
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