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LPPD: The Objective and Motivation
The LPPD established in 1998 forms part of the Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Its main objective
is the development of new methodological approaches for the advancement
of central chemical engineering problems, such as
- Design of chemicals with desired properties,
- Synthesis and assessment of chemical processes with ecological considerations,
- Analysis and optimization of the steady state and dynamic behavior of existing processes.
Current research foci target at the following topics:
- Phenomena-driven model generation of chemical process models. We intend
to create this vision based on novel meta modeling and a phenomena-driven
modeling language.
- Development of a formal framework for consistent discrete/continuous
process simulation based on symbolic/numerical algorithms. (for robust
solution of large-scale non-linear process models)
- Deployment of a computer-aided product and process synthesis methodology
for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, agricultural and specialty chemicals,
- Design of a systematic framework for the assessment and improvement
of health, safety and environmental performance of chemical production
processes.
We will continue to demonstrate progress through fully-functional software
prototypes in close contact with researchers in the chemical industries.
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