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Sunday, May 03, 2020

Sustainable Industrial Chemistry

A means of testing and formulating, using neural methods.

Researchers Design Intelligent Microsystem for Faster, More Sustainable Industrial Chemistry
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
April 13, 2020

New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering researchers have developed a machine learning intelligent microsystem for modeling chemical reactions that could potentially offer faster, more sustainable industrial chemistry. The group combined a custom-designed, rapidly prototyped microreactor with automation and in-situ infrared thermography to study exothermic polymerization. The researchers created and applied artificial neural networks to simulate and optimize zirconocene-catalyzed exothermic polymerization based on experimental results. By coupling efficient microfluidic technology with machine learning algorithms to compile high-fidelity datasets based on minimal iterations, the researchers reduced chemical waste by two orders of magnitude and shortened catalytic discovery from weeks to hours. NYU Tandon's Ryan Hartman said the technique could lead to more efficient design and environmentally friendly plastics.  ... " 

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