Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), provider of the gPROMS modelling platform and ModelCare services, is showcasing the company´s world-leading Advanced Process Modelling technology and services with a major presence at this year´s ACHEMA exhibition and conference in Frankfurt.
In addition to an exhibition stand (Hall 9.2, C9), PSE has 11 presentations at the ACHEMA conference, covering topics such as model-based engineering of solids processes, design of high-performance and novel catalytic reactors, optimisation of steam crackers and scale-up of a HDPE polymer process.
"Advanced Process Modelling is a technology that is transforming the way the chemical process industries design and operate", says PSE´s Chief Operating Officer, Mark Matzopoulos. "By providing deep process understanding based on high-fidelity predictive process models, it is possible to explore the decision space faster, reduce uncertainty and design better and safer processes than ever before".
The technology applies across the process industries, from advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques being pioneered by Pfizer to Shell´s applications in support of development of the next generation of giant Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) plants. Integrated oil company Repsol recently reported an improvement in process economics of tens of millions of Euros for a new petrochemical process through the application of model-based whole-plant optimisation techniques.
PSE is also holding a series of 10-minute on-stand demonstrations illustrating different aspects of the power of advanced process modelling, from the scale-up of crystallisers to optimisation of distillation column configuration and whole-plant design optimisation.
PSE provides a range of advanced process modelling products built on the gPROMS platform. At ACHEMA the company is showcasing:
- its flagship gPROMS ModelBuilder product, used for custom modelling and optimisation of complex processes within a flowsheeting environment
- the Advanced Model Libraries for high-fidelity predictive modeling of reaction and separation processes, including adsorption and membrane separation
- the gSOLIDS and gCRYSTAL products for optimisation of solids and crystallisation process design and operation
- the revolutionary gSAFT advanced thermodynamics technology that provides accurate physical properties for chemical species and complex mixtures with little or no experimental data.