Advanced Process Control and Simulation for Chemical Engineers

Hossein Ghanadzadeh Gilani, PhD, received his MSc in Chemical Engineering from Bologna University, Italy, in 1982, and his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Catalunya, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Spain, in 1992. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He has served as the Head of Chemical Engineering Department as well as Vice-Dean of Faculty of Engineering in Research. He is a reviewer for several international journals and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. He has published more than 48 papers in various international research journals and is currently actively engaged in research areas of separation processes using distillation and extraction liquid-liquid, membranes and adsorption, process development, cryogenics, and gas liquefaction processes. Katia Ghanadzadeh Samper is a chemical engineer and is currently in the postgraduate program of chemical systems at the University of Barcelona, Spain. Reza Khodaparast Haghi is a mechanical engineer and is currently in the postgraduate program of Advanced Control Systems at University of Salford, Manchester, (UK).

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Models and Polymers. New Trends and Achievements in Extraction of Copper. Excess Permittivity for Mixtures at Various Concentrations: An Experimental Approach. Predict Natural-Gas Water Content. Optimization of Process Variables. New Trends and Achievements on Solvent Extraction of Copper. Modeling of Microwave Drying Process. Modeling of Isothermal Vapor-Liquid Phase Equilibria. Some Aspects of Liquid Phase Equilibrium at Different Temperatures. Some Aspects of Phase Equilibria Behavior and Verification. Update on Application of Response Surface Methodology: Part I. Update on Application of Response Surface Methodology: Part II. Recycled Thermostet Plastics. Index.