Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6594674 | Computers & Chemical Engineering | 2018 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we examine the mathematical structure of chemical reaction networks with the goals of identifying reaction invariant states and determining their physical significance. A combined species-reaction graph/convex analysis approach is developed to find semi-positive invariant states associated with a reaction network. Application of this graphical/algebraic reaction network analysis approach to four different chemical processes reveals that reaction invariants can represent conserved quantities other than elemental balances.
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Authors
Aisha Alobaid, Hossein Salami, Raymond A. Adomaitis,