Combustion synthesis has been used to produce Fe-(Ti,W)C composites. A simple reactor was designed which made it possible to ignite the samples under controlled atmosphere. Samples with different W/Ti ratio were ingnited under argon atmosphere by an electric arc and a self-propagating reaction was initiated in each sample. Different composites such as WC in Fe-Ti matrix, WC+(Ti,W)C in Fe matrix...

Reactor automation is revolutionising the way new chemical processes are discovered and developed. Assigning repetitive aspects of synthesis to machines, such as experimental execution data collection, provides more time for researchers focus on critical interpretation creative problem solving. The ability autonomously prepare late-stage intermediates complex products, rather than just simple s...

Starting with a classical process for producing methanol using the reforming and synthesis steps, a combined approach applying simulation models and a new synthesis strategy, named Effect Modelling and Optimisation (EMO), has been used to optimise the energy efficiency of the process. The method allows to identify different ways of improving the energy efficiency of the process. The modificatio...

Previous studies on process integration have generally considered reaction and separation as processes that occur sequentially in a flowsheet In this paper, a unified formalism is presented for the synthesis of reaction-separation systems, while ensuring "optimal" energy management The synthesis model stems from a target-based approach for reactor networks due to an earlier study. It is shown t...