Computer-aided design of optimal environmentally benign solvent-based adhesive products
Author(s)
Jonuzaj, Suela
Cui, Jingyue
Adjiman, Claire
Type
Dataset
Abstract
In this work, a general systematic methodology for the design of optimal adhesive products with low environmental impact is presented. The proposed approach integrates computer-aided design tools and Generalised Disjunctive Programming to formulate and solve the product design problem. Key design decisions in product design (number of ingredients, identity of compounds and their proportions) are optimised simultaneously. This methodology is applied to the design of solvent-based acrylic adhesives, which are commonly used in construction. First, optimal product formulations are determined with the aim to minimize toxicity. This reveals that that high performance can be achieved by investigating different number of components as well as by optimising all ingredients simultaneously rather than sequentially. The relation between two competing objectives is then explored by obtaining a set of Pareto optimal solutions. This leads to significant trade-offs and large areas of discontinuity driven by discrete changes in the list of optimal product ingredients.
Version
1
Date Issued
2019-07-11
Citation
2019
Copyright Statement
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Subjects
Solvent-based Adhesives
Chemical Product Design
Computer-Aided Methods
Generalised Disjuncture Programming
Minimise Toxicity
Notes
The files contain all the product design problems implemented in GAMS for this publication. All models were run on a single core of a dual 8 core Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 machine at 3.52 GHz with 125GB of memory.