The Siemens PSE Model-Based Innovation Prize - Results
2021
Winning paper
Modeling of maize breakage in hammer mills of different scale through a population balance approach by Ivana Cotabarren*, Juliana Piña, Agustina Di Battista of Departamento de Ingeniería Química (DIQ), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Argentina; Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química (PLAPIQUI, UNS-CONICET), Argentina; and María Paz Fernández of Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química (PLAPIQUI, UNS-CONICET), Argentina. Published in Powder Technology, Elsevier.
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Modeling CO2 absorption in aqueous solutions of cholinium lysinate ionic liquid by J. PB. Mota*, C. F. Martins, L. A. Neves, L. M. Ferreira, I. M. Coelhoso, J. G. Crespo of LAQV/Requimte, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal; R. Chagas of i3N/CENIMAT Department of Materials Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal; C.A.M. Afonso of Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Published in Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier.
Transient CO2 Capture for open-cycle gas turbines in future energy systems by Mathew Dennis Wilkes*, Sanjay Mukherjee, Solomon Brown of Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Published in Energy, Elsevier.
2020
Winning paper
System model development and computer experiments for continuous API manufacturing by Boung Wook Lee*, Kehua Yin, Yangmu Chloe Liu, Alexander O’Brien of CMC Statistics, Biostatics, GlaxoSmithKline, USA; John J. Peterson, Greg S. Stockdale of Product Development & Supply, GlaxoSmithKline, USA. Published in Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Elsevier.
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Primary Drying Optimization in Pharmaceutical Freeze-Drying: A Multivial Stochastic Modeling Framework by Gabriele Bano, Riccardo De-Luca, Fabrizio Bezzo, Massimiliano Barolo* of CAPE-Lab, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Italy; Emanuele Tomba, Agnese Marcelli of GSK, Siena, Italy.
Integrated mathematical models for drinking water reservoirs and constructed wetlands as a tool for restoration planning by Amira Siniscalchi, Jimena Di Maggio, Vanina Estrada, M. Soledad Diaz* of Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química (PLAPIQUI), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Argentina.
2019
Winning paper
Integrated modelling of a continuous direct compression tablet manufacturing process: A production scale case study by S.C. Galbraith *, B. Cha, Z. Huang, S. Park, H. Liu, S. Yoon of Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell; R.F. Meyer, S. Hurley, F. Zhang-Plasket of Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology, Merck & Co., Inc; M.H. Flamm of Applied Mathematics and Modeling, Scientific Modeling Platforms, Merck & Co., Inc,.
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Demand response-oriented dynamic modeling and operational optimization of membrane-based chlor-alkali plantsby Joannah I. Otashu*, Michael Baldea of McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.
Model of an industrial multitubular reactor for methanol to formaldehyde oxidation in the presence of catalyst deactivation by Catarina G. Braz*, Henrique A. Matos of Centro Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa; Adélio Mendes of Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto; Jorge Rocha, Ricardo Alvim of EuroResinas, Industrias Químicas S.A., Sines, Portugal.
2018
Winning paper
Integrated design of ORC process and working fluid using process flowsheeting software and PC-SAFT by Johannes Schilling*, Andre Bardow of RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Joachim Gross of Stuttgart University, Germany.
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Prediction of critical quality attributes and optimization of continuous dry granulation process via flowsheet modeling and experimental validation by Seo-Young Park*, Shaun C. Galbraith, Huolong Liu, Bumjoon Cha, Zhuangrong Huang, Seongkyu Yoon of Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; HaeWoo Lee of Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (DGMIF), Daegu, South Korea; Thomas O’Connor and Sau Lee of Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States.
Feasibility of novel integrated dividing-wall batch reactive distillation processes for the synthesis of methyl decanoate by Dhia Y. Aqar* of University of Bradford, UK and Ministry of Oil, South Refineries Company, Basra, Iraq; Nejat Rahmanian, Iqbal M. Mujtaba of University of Bradford, UK.
2017
Winning paper
Mathematical Modelling and Experimental Validation of a Novel Periodic Flow Crystallization Using MSMPR Crystallizers by Qinglin Su*, Chris D. Rielly and Keddon A. Powell of EPSRC Centre in Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation, Loughborough University, Zoltan K. Nagy of Purdue University.
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Optimization of Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption Processes To Sequester Carbon Dioxide from Coalbed Methane by Daeho Ko* of Global Engineering Division of GS Engineering & Construction, Seoul, Korea.
Dynamic Simulation of Fixed-Bed Chemical-Looping Combustion Reactors Integrated in Combined Cycle Power Plants by Chen Chen*, Lu Han and George M. Bollas of University of Connecticut.
2016
Winning paper
Combining On-Line Characterization Tools with Modern Software Environments for Optimal Operation of Polymerization Processes by Jose A. Romagnoli*, Navid Ghadipasha, Aryan Geraili of Louisiana State University, Carlos A. Castor, Jr., Wayne F. Reed of Tulane University and Michael F. Drenski of Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies, Inc.
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Dynamics of immature mAb glycoform secretion during CHO cell culture: An integrated modelling framework by Ioscani Jimenez del Val*of University College Dublin, Yuzhou Fan of Technical University of Denmark and Dietmar Weilguny of Symphogen A/S, Denmark.
Dynamic Modeling and Collocation-Based Model Reduction of Cryogenic Air Separation Units by Yanan Cao and Christopher L. E. Swartz* of McMaster University and Jesus Flores-Cerrillo and Jingran Ma of Advanced Control and Operations Research, Praxair Technology Center, NY.
2015
Winning paper
Dynamic modeling of Shell entrained flow gasifier in an integrated gasification combined cycle process by Chang-Ha Lee*, Hyeon-Hui Lee, Jae-Chul Lee of Yonsei University, Yong-Jin Joo of KEPRI and Min Oh of Hanbat University, Korea.
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Modelling of microreactors for ethylene epoxidation and total oxidation by Vincenzo Russo*, Martino Di Serio of University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy and Teuvo Kilpiö, Jose´ Hernandez Carucci, and Tapio O. Salmi of Abo Akademi Unversity, Finland.
Dynamic modelling and control strategies for flexible operation of amine-based post-combustion CO2 capture system by Ali Abbas*, Minh Tri Luu and Norhuda Abdul Manaf of The University of Sydney.
2014
Winning paper
Model-Based Approach to the Automatic Diagnosis of Von Willebrand Disease by Fabrizio Bezzo*, Federico Galvanin, Massimiliano Barolo of University of Padova and Roberto Padrini and Alessandra Casonato of University of Padova Medical School.
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A general-purpose process modelling framework for marine energy systemsby Nikolaos M.P. Kakalis*, George G. Dimopoulos, Chariklia A. Georgopoulou, Iason C. Stefanatos, and Alexandros S. Zymaris of DNV Research & Innovation, Greece.
Control Structure Selection for the Elevated-Pressure Air Separation Unit in an IGCC Power Plant: Self-Optimizing Control Structure for Economical Operation by Jay H. Lee* and Kosan Roh of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
2013
Winning paper
An integrated approach for dynamic flowsheet modeling and sensitivity analysis of a continuous tablet manufacturing process
by Fani Boukouvala, Vasilios Niotis, Rohit Ramachandran, Fernando J. Muzzio and Marianthi G. Ierapetritou of Rutgers University.
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Prediction-Correction Method for Optimization of Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography
by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Jason Bentley of Georgia Institute of Technology.
Modeling batch crystallization processes: Assumption verification and improvement of the parameter estimation quality through empirical experiment design
by Alex Kalbasenka of Corbian Purac, Adrie Huesman, Herman Kramerof Delft University of Technology
2012
Winning paper
PermSMBRA New Hybrid Technology: Application on Green Solvent and Biofuel Production
by Viviana M. T. M. Silva,Carla S. M. Pereira, and Alírio E. Rodrigues of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP).
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An integrated computational fluid dynamicsprocess model of natural circulation steam generation in a coal-fired power plant
by Peter John Heggs, P.J. Edge, P.J. Heggs, M. Pourkashanian, A. Williams of University of Leeds.
On the use of continuous glucose monitoring systems to design optimal clinical tests for the identification of type 1 diabetes models
by Federico Galvanin, Massimiliano Barolo, Fabrizio Bezzo of Universita’ di Padova.
2011
Winning paper
Optimizing the Catalyst Distribution for Counter-current Methane Steam Reforming in Plate Reactors
by Michael Baldea,The University of Texas at Austin, Monica Zanfir, Praxair Technology Center and , Prodromos Daoutidis, University of Minnesota.
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Water sustainability: A systems engineering approach to restoration of eutrophic Lakes
by M.S. Diaz, V. Estrada, J. Di Maggio of Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química (PLAPIQUI).
Transitional emulsion polymerisation: Zero-one to pseudo-bulk
by Simon M.Jung and Vincent G.Gomes, The University of Sydney.
2010
Winning paper
WENO scheme with static grid adaptation for tracking steep moving fronts
by Ala Eldin Bouaswaig & Sebastian Engell Process Dynamics and Operations Group,Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
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Dynamic optimization of the load change of a large-scale chemical plant by adaptive single shooting
by Arndt Hartwich, Wolfgang Marquardt, AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
A multi-level simulation platform of natural gas internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine hybrid generation system: Part I. Solid oxide fuel cell model library
by Cheng Bao a,b, Yixiang Shi b, Eric Croiset b,c, Chen Li b, Ningsheng Cai b, Mark Bucka
[a] Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
[b] Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
[c] Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
2009
Winning paper
Dynamic modelling and simulation of a heated brine spray system
by Raquel Durana Moita, Henrique A. Matos, Cristina Fernandes, Clemente Pedro Nunes and Mário Jorge Pinho from the Instituto Superior Técnico of Lisbon, Portugal.
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Online Model-Based Redesign of Experiments for Parameter Estimation in Dynamic Systems
by Fabrizio Bezzo, Federico Galvanin and Massimiliano Barolo of the University of Padova.
Optimization of PSA process for producing enriched hydrogen from plasma reactor gas
by Mladen Eic, Qinglin Huang and Amir Malekian of the University of New Brunswick.
2008
Winning paper
Model-based optimal strategies for controlling particle size in antisolvent crystallization operations
by S. Mostafa Nowee, Ali Abbas and José A. Romagnoli
