An integrated environment for batch process development - from recipe to manufacture

摘要

Batch process development involves the process of converting a chemical synthesis into an optimum, safe, robust, and economical process for manufacturing the chemical of desired quality at the ultimate desired scale. In this paper we describe a strategy for developing a set of integrated decision support tools to facilitate this activity. The primary motivators for doing this is to perform fast, and high quality process development since there is significant economic leverage that can be gained by speeding up this activity while not compromising on quality. The application of the strategy to an industrial case study is also presented.