Abstract

Self-optimising Flow Reactors

Richard Bourne, Lecturer in Reaction Engineering, University of Leeds

This talk will focus on the development of automated continuous flow systems. In particular recent research on self-optimising systems where the reactor and its process control instrumentation become an autonomous unit into which the reactants are pumped, and from which products emerge with optimized yield without requiring any intervention from the operator. Several case studies will be discussed, including the use of kinetic models, design of experiments and algorithm based optimisation.