Tuning reaction products by constrained optimisation

• Published in: Reaction chemistry & engineering Vol. 2; no. 5; pp. 785 - 798
• Main Authors: Walker, Barnaby E., Bannock, James H., Nightingale, Adrian M., deMello, John C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adducts; Buckminsterfullerene; Chemical synthesis; Optimization; Reaction products

We describe an effective means of defining optimisation criteria for self-optimising reactors, applicable to situations where a compromise is sought between several competing objectives. The problem is framed as a constrained optimisation, in which a lead property is optimised subject to constraints...