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Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol.74, no.1, pp.3-20, 1996 (SCI-Expanded)
Because of the structural change in industry from mass production to the production of small amounts of various products with high added value, batch processing has come to the fore in the nineties. In the competitive atmosphere of today, batch chemical reactors are indicated where better performance can be obtained through better process control. Due to their intrinsic characteristics, however, the control of batch reactors involves complex control functionality beyond the well-established norms for continuous processes, and constitutes a challenging area. This paper reviews the progress in the field of batch reactor control. Particular developments in model based control that have been applied to batch reactors, theoretical and experimental experience reported in the literature are addressed. Some main directions of current activities are highlighted and suggestions for further research are given.