Improve acetylene hydrogenation selectivity using dynamic deactivation estimation

is a full professor and also the deputy director of the Institute of Automation in the East China University of Science and Technology. She has more than 15 years of experience in modeling and optimization of chemical plants. Dr. Du has published 60 papers and holds 20 patents in this area. She was awarded the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2002, 2005 and 2009. Dr. Du holds a PhD in control theory and control engineering from the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China.

is a full professor and vice president of the East China University of Science and Technology. He has extensive project experience in the design and implementation of distributed control system-resident APC, inferential control and optimization strategies as applied to petrochemical processes (olefins, aromatics, specialty chemicals). He has published more than 300 papers and holds 25 patents. He was awarded the “National Science and Technology Progress Award” in 2002, 2005 and 2009. Dr. Qian received his BS degree in 1988 and his PhD in 1995, both in industrial automation from the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China.

is deputy director of the development and project department of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China. He is responsible for the oil refining, chemical industry development planning, investment, design of the projects and new technology application. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in the petroleum oil refining, petrochemicals and polymer industries. He received his MS degree in chemical engineering from the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) in 2009. He is currently a PhD student at ECUST.

is an assistant professor at the East China University of Science and Technology. His research field includes heat exchanger network optimization and reaction process optimization. His experience includes design, configuration and commissioning of advanced process optimization and real-time optimization projects. He has published 12 papers and holds one patent.