Generative ai and process systems engineering: The next frontier

B Decardi-Nelson, AS Alshehri, A Ajagekar… - Computers & Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article explores how emerging generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models,
such as large language models (LLMs), can enhance solution methodologies within process …

[HTML][HTML] Deep reinforcement learning for process design: Review and perspective

Q Gao, AM Schweidtmann - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The transformation toward renewable energy and feedstock supply in the chemical industry
requires new conceptual process design approaches. Recently, deep reinforcement …

Intensification of catalytic reactors: a synergic effort of multiscale modeling, machine learning and additive manufacturing

M Bracconi - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensification of catalytic reactors is expected to play a crucial role to address the
challenges that the chemical industry is facing in the transition to more sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Robust control for anaerobic digestion systems of Tequila vinasses under uncertainty: A Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Algorithm

TA Mendiola-Rodriguez… - Digital Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The disposal of high concentrated Tequila vinasses is an environmental threat. An
alternative to solve this problem is through anaerobic digestion processes to reduce organic …

Flowsheet generation through hierarchical reinforcement learning and graph neural networks

L Stops, R Leenhouts, Q Gao… - AIChE Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Process synthesis experiences a disruptive transformation accelerated by artificial
intelligence. We propose a reinforcement learning algorithm for chemical process design …

TASAC: A twin-actor reinforcement learning framework with a stochastic policy with an application to batch process control

T Joshi, H Kodamana, H Kandath, N Kaisare - Control Engineering Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their complex nonlinear dynamics and batch-to-batch variability, batch processes
pose a challenge for process control. Due to the absence of accurate models and resulting …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated reinforcement learning framework for simultaneous generation, design, and control of chemical process flowsheets

S Reynoso-Donzelli, LA Ricardez-Sandoval - Computers & Chemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study introduces a Reinforcement Learning (RL) approach for synthesis, design, and
control of chemical process flowsheets (CPFs). The proposed RL framework makes use of …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning for viscoelastic constitutive model identification and parameterisation using Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear

TP John, M Mowbray, A Alalwyat, M Vousvoukis… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the use of Random Forest (RF) regression to estimate viscoelastic
constitutive model parameters using Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS). We deploy …

Integration of design and NMPC-based control for chemical processes under uncertainty: An MPCC-based framework

O Palma-Flores, LA Ricardez-Sandoval - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for the integration of design and
control remains as an open area of research. When NMPC is incorporated into the …

Electrification of distillation for decarbonization: An overview and perspective

C Cui, M Qi, X Zhang, J Sun, Q Li, AA Kiss… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Distillation remains the leading and most frequently adopted technique for the separation
and purification of condensable mixtures in numerous industries. However, the inherently …