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EPSRC Reference: EP/K504129/1
Title: MOPP. Made to Order Process Plants
Principal Investigator: Florence, Professor AJ
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Department: Inst of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sci
Organisation: University of Strathclyde
Scheme: Technology Programme
Starts: 29 April 2013 Ends: 30 April 2015 Value (£): 79,217
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Reactor Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Chemicals
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Summary on Grant Application Form
New reactor technologies are set to change the operation of batch manufacture in the process industries into the "new

wave" of semi-continuous Make to Order Processing Plants (MOPP). These have the potential to transform these sectors

by reducing the environmental burden, inventories and cost of manufacture and distribution. This project develops an

adaptive 'Dial a Product' control system to deliver the precise control required for these unique high value low volume

manufacturing systems. Bringing together control design and analytical techniques to complement these reactors will

enable the system to reach optimum performance and have commercial impact. The solution will offer the chance to

change the very way the industry operates. Instead of investing in a number of product specific batch reactors, a single

reactor will be used for a number of applications, allowing companies to reduce CAPEX or even work on a rental basis,

bringing in reactors as required.
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