Control of a dual mode separation process via multi-parametric Model Predictive Control

Abstract

Abstract Here we present a novel control concept for a dual model, semi-continuous chromatographic separation process. We follow the PAROC framework and software platform for the design and in silico testing of the controllers for the multicolumn system. The proposed strategy returns periodic input profiles that are in good agreement with the experimentally optimized ones and results into efficient mixture separation over a 10-cycle operating window.