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Identifiability and distinguishability of fundamental parameters in catalytic methanation
Author(s) -
Walter Eric,
Lecourtier Yves,
Happel John,
Kao JuoYu
Publication year - 1986
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.690320813
Subject(s) - identifiability , methanation , parametric statistics , tracing , transient (computer programming) , catalysis , mathematics , computer science , statistical physics , biological system , chemistry , physics , statistics , machine learning , biochemistry , operating system , biology
Methods are presented to determine structural identifiability and distinguishability of parametric models. Results are applied to transient isotope tracing of methanation over a nickel catalyst. More meaningful information is obtained in this way about fundamental parameters than is possible by empirical curve‐fitting.