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A survey of advanced control of polymerization reactors
Author(s) -
Embiruçu Marcelo,
Lima Enrique L.,
Pinto José Carlos
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.10430
Subject(s) - polymerization , control (management) , materials science , model predictive control , state (computer science) , nonlinear system , estimation , process engineering , computer science , control theory (sociology) , control engineering , polymer , engineering , systems engineering , physics , composite material , algorithm , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
A survey of the most recent papers regarding the advanced control of polymerization reactors is carried out. Special attention is focused on optimal control theory, nonlinear control, adaptive control, and predictive control. A review is also performed in related areas, such as optimization and state estimation in polymerization systems. It is shown that there is a huge gap between industry and research practices. Actual implementation of advanced control theory in the polymerization area requires the improvement of measurement and state estimation techniques.