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Measurement based modeling and control of bimodal particle size distribution in batch emulsion polymerization
Author(s) -
Alamir Mazen,
SheibatOthman Nida,
Othman Sami
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.12148
Subject(s) - emulsion polymerization , simple (philosophy) , particle size distribution , particle size , biological system , distribution (mathematics) , statistical physics , particle (ecology) , emulsion , polymerization , computer science , materials science , mathematics , physics , chemical engineering , engineering , polymer , composite material , mathematical analysis , geology , philosophy , oceanography , epistemology , biology
In this article, a novel modeling approach is proposed for bimodal Particle Size Distribution (PSD) control in batch emulsion polymerization. The modeling approach is based on a behavioral model structure that captures the dynamics of PSD. The parameters of the resulting model can be easily identified using a limited number of experiments. The resulting model can then be incorporated in a simple learning scheme to produce a desired bimodal PSD while compensating for model mismatch and/or physical parameters variations using very simple updating rules. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010