Prospects and challenges for chemical process synthesis with P-graph

Publication date: December 2019Source: Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, Volume 26Author(s): Ferenc Friedler, Kathleen B Aviso, Botond Bertok, Dominic CY Foo, Raymond R TanThe P-graph framework was developed to solve Process Network Synthesis (PNS) problems in plant design. It provides a powerful engineering toolbox based on the constituent Maximal Structure Generation (MSG), Solution Structure Generation (SSG) and Accelerated Branch-and-Bound (ABB) algorithms. During the four decades of its development, the P-graph framework has proven to be capable of solving various engineering applications framed as PNS problems. This review paper gives a survey of the development of the P-graph framework, with emphasis on its enhancements and the diversification of applications in process engineering. Research gaps and promising directions for P-graph research are then discussed.Graphical abstract

Source: Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering - October 1, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research