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Product and Process Design |
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Taking
advantage of our internationally recognized work in conceptual process
design, we now aim to develop improved strategies for the design of
formulated chemical products. In a departure from the traditional
sequential design approach, our methodology involves the simultaneous
design of the product formulation and the manufacturing process. This
integrated approach will require the development of physical property
estimation methods and conceptual design strategies for complex (often
multi-phase) chemical mixtures. Our initial work will focus on two
diverse applications areas: (1) home and personal care consumer
products; and (2) emulsions for drug delivery of pharmaceuticals.
Despite their obvious differences, these structured products share
common features including the strong interactions between the chemical
formulation and the processing conditions on the final product
properties. The knowledge gained from the process design work will be
utilized to develop integrated process sensing and control strategies
for real-time control of final product properties. For further information about our product and process design research please contact: Prof. Michael Malone College of Engineering University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: 413-545-6388 Fax: 413-545-0724 Email: mmalone@ecs.umass.edu |
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