An International Journal of

Computer Applications in
Chemical Engineering
Editor
R. Gani, “Process-product synthesis/design; Mathematical programming; Integration, Domain applications; General papers on
PSE”, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark.
E-mail: rag@ kt.dtu.dk
Associate Editors
A. Hrymak, “Modeling, numerical analysis and simulation; Mathematical programming”, Dean, Professor of Chemical &
Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Western Engineering, Spencer Engineering Building, London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5B9. e-mail: Hrymak@eng.uwo.ca
J. Lee, “Process dynamics; Control and monitoring; Plant operations, integration and supply chain (systematic control approaches);
Enterprise-wide technology-driven event policy making”, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, 311 Ferst Drive, N. W. Atlanta, GA 30332-0201. E-mail: jay.lee@chbe.gatech.edu
V. Venkatasubramanian, “Cyberinfrastructure, informatics and intelligent systems; Abnormal events management and
process safety; Planning & scheduling; Enterprise-wide management”, School of Chemical Engineering, Forney Hall of Chemical
Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. E-mail: venkat@ecn.purdue.edu

Editorial Advisory Board

G. Blau M. Doherty M. Kubic̆ek G. V. Reklaitis
West Lafayette, Indiana Santa Barbara, California Prague, Czech Republic Purdue, USA

P. Bongers T. F. Edgar W. Marquardt W. D. Seider

Vlaardingen, Netherlands Austin, Texas Aachen, Germany Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

R. D. Braatz C. A. Floudas M. Morari M. Shacham

Illinois, USA Princeton, New Jersey Zürich, Switzerland Beer Sheva, Israel

G. Buzzi-Ferraris I. E. Grossmann K. M. Ng J. Siirola

Milan, Italy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Hong Kong Kingsport, Tennessee

I. T. Cameron C. Han H. Nishitani S. Skogestad

Brisbane, Australia Seoul, Korea Nara Prefecture, Japan Trondheim, Norway

J. Cerda S. Hasebe S. Pistikopoulos G. Stephanopoulos

Santa Fe, Argentina Kyoto, Japan London, UK Cambridge, Massachusetts

B.-z. Chen X. Joulia L. C. Puigjaner

Beijing, China Toulouse, France Barcelona, Spain

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AIMS AND SCOPE

Computers & Chemical Engineering is primarily a journal of record for new developments in the application of computing and systems technology to chemical
engineering problems. Several major areas of study are represented in the journal, including:
• Modeling, numerical analysis and simulation
• Mathematical programming (optimization)
• Cyberinfrastructure, informatics and intelligent systems
• Process and product synthesis/design
• Process dynamics, control and monitoring
• Abnormal events management and process safety
• Plant operations, integration, planning/scheduling and supply chain
• Enterprise-wide management and technology-driven policy making
• Domain applications (molecular, biological, pharmaceutical, food, energy, and environmental systems engineering)
Also, general papers on process systems engineering are welcome as well as emerging new areas and topics not covered above.
Articles published cover different aspects of the application of process systems engineering to one or more of the general areas listed above, including new
applications of established methods, comparisons of alternative methodologies, descriptions of state-of-the-art industrial applications and significant developments
in computing targeted at training/education. Reports of software implementation must feature novel uses of state-of-the-art computing technologies.
Computers & Chemical Engineering publishes full-length articles, perspective papers, journal reviews, short notes and letters to the editor.

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