This textbook presents a general multi-objective optimization framework for optimizing chemical
processes by implementing a link between process simulators and metaheuristic techniques. The
proposed approach is general and shows how to implement links between different process
simulators such as Aspen Plus® HYSIS® Super Pro Designer® linked to a variety of
metaheuristic techniques implemented in Matlab® Excel® C++ and others eliminating the
numerical complications through the optimization process. Furthermore the proposed framework
allows the use of thermodynamic design and constitutive equations implemented in the process
simulator to implement any process. Aimed at graduate and undergraduate students it presents
introductory chapters for process simulators and metaheuristic optimization techniques and
provides several worked exercises as well as proposed exercises. In addition accompanying
tutorial videos clearly explaining the implemented methodologies are available online. Also
some Matlab® routines are included as electronic supporting material.
