• DocumentCode
    3358837
  • Title

    Controlled seeding from multiple micromixers for tailoring the product size distribution in a semi-continuous crystallizer design

  • Author

    Lifang Zhou ; Xiaoxiang Zhu ; Braatz, Richard D.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    1-3 July 2015
  • Firstpage
    4295
  • Lastpage
    4300
  • Abstract
    A semi-continuous crystallizer is demonstrated that combines optimally controlled dual-impinging jet mixers with a feedback-controlled stirred tank to achieve a very high degree of control of the crystal size distribution. The design is based on continuous seeding and physical separation and optimization of crystal nucleation and growth.
  • Keywords
    chemical reactors; crystallisation; design engineering; mixing; nucleation; continuous seeding; controlled seeding; crystal growth; crystal nucleation; crystal size distribution; feedback-controlled stirred tank; multiple micromixers; optimally controlled dual-impinging jet mixers; physical separation; product size distribution; semicontinuous crystallizer design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    American Control Conference (ACC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-8685-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACC.2015.7172004
  • Filename
    7172004