
This textbook presents a general multi-objective optimization framework for optimizing chemical processes by implementing a link between process simulators and metaheuristic techniques. The proposed approach is general and shows how to implement links between different process...

1. Basic Concepts 1.1. Process Simulation 1.1.1. Introduction to Process Simulation 1.1.2. Simulation Software 1.1.3. Aspen Plus 1.1.4. Superpro Designer 1.2. Searching Methods 1.2.1. Optimization Definitions 1.2.2. Classification...