Heuristics for Process Synthesis in Pharmaceutical Plant Design

Complex mathematical models for process design

Simulation software for process testing

Rules of thumb used to speed up selection of operations and process conditions (correct)

Specific guidelines for chemical reactions

To complicate the process synthesis

To ensure that they apply in the specific application (correct)

To eliminate the need for simulations

To validate the experience of the design team

To combine tasks into unit operations (correct)

To generate alternative structures

To distribute the chemicals

To eliminate differences in molecular type

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