Identifiability Analysis and Parameter Estimation of Microgel Synthesis: A Set-Membership Approach

Autor: Andrij Pich, Alexander Mitsos, Adel Mhamdi, Franca A. L. Janssen, Agnieszka N. Ksiazkiewicz, Adrian Caspari, Falco Jung
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58:13675-13685
ISSN: 1520-5045
0888-5885
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05274
Popis: Functional microgels with tailored structure and specific properties are required for medical and technical applications, thus motivating model-based optimization of their fabrication processes. An important step in the creation of accurate models is parameter estimation. We present a methodology for a parameter identifiability analysis, which approximates the feasible parameter set as a box by solving a series of constrained dynamic optimization problems. The method is applied to the synthesis of microgels based on two monomers, N-vinylcaprolactam and N-isopropylacrylamide, and the cross-linker N,N-methylenebis(acrylamide). The results show that kinetic parameters corresponding to the reaction of the monomers are identifiable as are a subset of the kinetic parameters involving the cross-linker. The reaction kinetics of the cross-linking are faster in comparison to the main polymerization reaction for N-vinylcaprolactam; this allows for an improved understanding of the occurring reaction phenomena. The re...
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