Applications of Interactive Methods of MOO in Chemical Engineering Problems

The applications of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) in dealing with the chemical engineering optimization problems are rapidly increasing. It has been inspired by increased computational resources and the effectiveness of the methods for solving the Multiple Objective Optimizations (MOO). Meanwhile the number of objectives in MOO of chemical applications, due to the inclusion of the new economical and environmental objectives to the processes, is increasing. As a result, the most recent utilized MOO methods cannot effectively deal with this expansion. However it is important that when selecting a method, the pros and cons set by the method are understood. Otherwise, the optimal results may not deliver the true impression about the problem. In this situation this paper aims to widen the awareness of the readers of the existence of interactive methods, in particular the NIMBUS method, which are capable of handling MOO problems with more than two objectives. For this reason some encouraging experiences and advantages of the NIMBUS method in recent chemical engineering applications are briefly reviewed following a brief introduction to the whole subject. KeywordsInteractive Methods, MOO; Chemical

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