Department of Process Modeling and Control
The main objective of the process modeling and control department is development of pilot plants and related know-how for various polymerization processes. Researchers in this department generate engineering data from laboratory and bench scale for process modeling and design of pilot plants.
Research and Educational Fields
- Modeling and simulation of polymerization-related processes.
- Basic design engineering of pilot plants for the polymerization-related processes.
- Pilot scale study of the production of polymers via emulsion and suspension polymerization techniques.
- Presentation of the short course trainings on polymerization engineering and process control.
- Simulation, modification and design of membrane desalination process.
Capabilities
· Development of polymer production technology by suspension and emulsion polymerization processes.
· Laboratory set up design and manufacturing for catalyst production.
· Laboratory set up design and manufacturing for polymerization process.
· Modeling and simulation of polymerization processes by engineering software.
· Generation of conceptual and basic design engineering documents.
· Design and manufacturing of pilot plants including engineering documents.
· Design and execution of pilot- and industrial-scale process automation.
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Some of the Completed and Active Projects
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Know-how, basic design engineering, and manufacturing of a 30 ton/year pilot plant for production of nitrile rubber
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Bench scale preparation of cold styrene-butadiene rubber
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Pilot scale preparation of gel-type strong acid cation exchange resins based on polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymers
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Pilot scale preparation of gel-type strong base anion exchange resins based on polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymers
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Structural study and preparation of macro-porous strong acid cation exchange resins based on polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymers
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Pilot scale preparation of PS and SAN copolymer via suspension polymerization
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Modeling of particle size distribution in emulsion polymerization of styrene
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Morphology study in core-shell emulsion systems
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Basic design engineering of a multi-purpose polymerization pilot plant for polyolefins
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Academic Staff
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