Optimization of chemical processes

New to This Edition

• This book is a significant update of successful first edition that has been extremely well-received by academicians and practitioners in the chemical process industries. A new co-author, Dr. Leon Lasdon is a recognized authority in the area of optimization software.
• The text offers an array of information on the latest advances in optimization techniques, especially in nonlinear programming, mixed-integer programming, and global optimization. Currently available software is reviewed and discussed.
• Applications case studies in optimization are presented in a series of six chapters, with new examples taken from the areas of microelectronics processing and molecular modeling, as well as a new chapter on plant scheduling, optimization, control, and monitoring.

I Problem Formulation

1 The Nature and Organization of Optimization Problems

2 Developing Models for Optimization

3 Formulation of the Objective Function

II Optimization Theory and Methods

4 Basic Concepts of Optimization

5 Optimization for Unconstrained Functions: One- Dimensional Search

6 Unconstrained Multivariable Optimization

7 Linear Programming and Applications

8 Nonlinear Programming with Constraints

9 Mixed-Integer Programming

10 Global Optimization for Problems Containing Continuous and Discrete Variables

III Applications of Optimization

11 Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation

12 Separation Processes

13 Fluid Flow Systems

14 Chemical Reactor Design and Operation

15 Optimization in Large-Scale Plant Design and Operations

16 Integrated Planning, Scheduling, and Control in the Process Industries

Appendixes