LAPSE:2025.0202
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LAPSE:2025.0202
Plantwide Control of a Green Formic Acid Production Process
June 27, 2025
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This study presents the design and evaluation of a plantwide control (PWC) system for Formic acid (FA) production under unsteady green Hydrogen supply. Starting from a steady-state foundation in Aspen Plus V12, the system was prepared to handle variable inputs and was subsequently transitioned into Aspen Dynamics for real-time responsiveness. The two-level design methodology to build a PWC scheme, which is comprised of equipment-specific and plantwide controllers, effectively managed fluctuations in feed rates ranging up to ±20%, maintaining FA purity and production rate targets. Gradual SRAMP (sinusoidal ramp) adjustments of 1% per hour provided optimal stability. These results confirm the PWC system's effectiveness in maintaining production goals under the variability of throughput.
This study presents the design and evaluation of a plantwide control (PWC) system for Formic acid (FA) production under unsteady green Hydrogen supply. Starting from a steady-state foundation in Aspen Plus V12, the system was prepared to handle variable inputs and was subsequently transitioned into Aspen Dynamics for real-time responsiveness. The two-level design methodology to build a PWC scheme, which is comprised of equipment-specific and plantwide controllers, effectively managed fluctuations in feed rates ranging up to ±20%, maintaining FA purity and production rate targets. Gradual SRAMP (sinusoidal ramp) adjustments of 1% per hour provided optimal stability. These results confirm the PWC system's effectiveness in maintaining production goals under the variability of throughput.
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Dynamic Simulation, Plantwide Control
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Aliabadi MMG, Anagnostou A, Gonzalez FG, Pandey S, Mousazadeh F, Kiss A. Plantwide Control of a Green Formic Acid Production Process. Systems and Control Transactions 4:320-326 (2025) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.118206
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Aliabadi MMG: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Anagnostou A: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Gonzalez FG: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Pandey S: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Mousazadeh F: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Kiss A: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Anagnostou A: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Gonzalez FG: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Pandey S: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Mousazadeh F: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
Kiss A: Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands
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Systems and Control Transactions
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4
First Page
320
Last Page
326
Year
2025
Publication Date
2025-07-01
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PII: 0320-0326-1626-SCT-4-2025, Publication Type: Journal Article
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