Simultaneous approaches for dynamic optimization problems are surveyed and a number of
emerging topics are explored. Also known as direct transcription, this approach has a …

Enterprise-wide sustainability involves aspects from molecular-scale design to macroscale
facilities. Typically, these aspects are treated as independent sub-problems. Maintaining …

In this work, we first discuss recent advances towards the integration of process design,
process control and process operability from the open literature and then we focus on …

While optimality conditions for optimal control problems with state constraints have been
extensively investigated in the literature the results pertaining to numerical methods are …

In this article, the importance of considering operability and control criteria in the analysis
and design of intensified and modular processes is discussed. We first analyze the impact …

Significant progress in the area of simultaneous design and control for chemical processes
has been achieved and various methodologies have been put forward to address this issue …

An algorithm that employs the back‐off method to provide optimal solutions for integration of
design, control, and scheduling for multiproduct systems is presented, featuring a flexibility …

Process intensification (PI) is an emerging concept in chemical engineering that describes
the design innovations that lead to significant shrinkage in size and boost in efficiency of a …

The design of dynamically operated fixed bed reactors is a challenging task, especially for
highly exothermic reactions. Fluctuations of process conditions such as inlet flow rate and …

This article presents an in-depth case study that demonstrates (i) how the process and
control design, involving both discrete and continuous decisions, can be simultaneously …