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National Ranking
71

Overview

I-Lung Chien is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan and specializes in engineering, with a significant focus on control and systems engineering. The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and process chemistry and technology.

The main topics of their research cover process optimization and integration, advanced control systems optimization, and the innovation of microfluidic and catalytic techniques. Additional areas of interest include extraction and separation processes, carbon dioxide capture technologies, fault detection and control systems, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Chien's recent publications demonstrate a concentration on separation technology and energy-efficient processes within chemical engineering frameworks. Notable recent papers include:

  • Intensified hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for the separation of water-containing ternary mixtures, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Energy-efficient heterogeneous azeotropic distillation coupling with pressure swing distillation for the separation of IPA/DIPE/Water mixture, 2021, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Design and control of an energy-efficient process for the separation of benzene/isopropanol/water ternary mixture, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Process synthesis and plantwide control of intensified extractive distillation with preconcentration for separating the minimum-boiling azeotropes: A case study of acetonitrile dehydration, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Energy-efficient separation design of diisopropylether/isopropanol/water system having three distillation regions and liquid-liquid envelope, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology

Frequent collaborators in Chien's work include Tsai-Wei Wu, Meng-Lin Tsai, Bor-Yih Yu, Yin-Rui Zhang, and Chengtian Cui. The collaborative efforts reflect a pattern of multidisciplinary interactions within their areas of specialization.

The main publication venues for Chien's research outputs include:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Consider IMC turning to improve controller performance

    I. L Chien;P. S Fruehauf

  • Design and Control of Distillation Systems for Separating Azeotropes

    I-Lung Chien;William L. Luyben

  • Design and Control of an Isopropyl Alcohol Dehydration Process via Extractive Distillation Using Dimethyl Sulfoxide as an Entrainer

    Saiful Arifin and;I-Lung Chien

  • Design and Control of Distillation Systems for Separating Azeotropes: Luyben/Azeotropes Distillation

    William L. Luyben;I-Lung Chien

  • A Simple Multiloop Tuning Method for PID Controllers with No Proportional Kick

    I-Lung Chien;Hsiao-Ping Huang;Jen-Chien Yang

  • Optimal Design and Effective Control of Triple-Column Extractive Distillation for Separating Ethyl Acetate/Ethanol/Water with Multiazeotrope

    Ao Yang;Hechen Zou;I-Lung Chien;Dan Wang

  • Design and Control of Dimethyl Carbonate−Methanol Separation via Extractive Distillation in the Dimethyl Carbonate Reactive-Distillation Process

    Kai-Yi Hsu;Yuan-Chang Hsiao;I-Lung Chien

  • Critical Assessment of the Energy-Saving Potential of an Extractive Dividing-Wall Column

    Yi Chang Wu;Paul Hen-Chia Hsu;I-Lung Chien

  • IMC-PID Controller Design - An Extension

    I-Lung Chien

  • Design and control of acetic acid dehydration system via heterogeneous azeotropic distillation

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  • Investigation of energy-saving azeotropic dividing wall column to achieve cleaner production via heat exchanger network and heat pump technique

    Ao Yang;Saimeng Jin;Weifeng Shen;Peizhe Cui

  • Simplified IMC-PID tuning rules

    Paul S. Fruehauf;I-Lung Chien;Mark D. Lauritsen

  • Simple control method for integrating processes with long deadtime

    I-Lung Chien;Sheng Chun Peng;Jun Hong Liu

  • Systematic approach for screening organic and ionic liquid solvents in homogeneous extractive distillation exemplified by the tert-butanol dehydration

    Yanjie Hu;Yang Su;Saimeng Jin;I-Lung Chien

  • Nonlinear identification and control of a high-purity distillation column: a case study

    G. Ravi Sriniwas;Y. Arkun;I-Lung Chien;Bubatunde A. Ogunnaike

  • Energy-Saving Optimal Design and Effective Control of Heat Integration-Extractive Dividing Wall Column for Separating Heterogeneous Mixture Methanol/Toluene/Water with Multiazeotropes

    Ao Yang;Renxing Wei;Shirui Sun;Shun’an Wei

  • Investigation of an energy-saving double-thermally coupled extractive distillation for separating ternary system benzene/toluene/cyclohexane

    Ao Yang;Yang Su;I-Lung Chien;Saimeng Jin

  • Multi-objective optimization of organic Rankine cycle system for the waste heat recovery in the heat pump assisted reactive dividing wall column

    Ao Yang;Yang Su;Weifeng Shen;I-Lung Chien

  • Energy-Saving Dividing-Wall Column Design and Control for Heterogeneous Azeotropic Distillation Systems

    Yi Chang Wu;Hao-Yeh Lee;Hsiao-Ping Huang;I-Lung Chien

  • Design and Control of a Hybrid Extraction–Distillation System for the Separation of Pyridine and Water

    Yi-Chun Chen;Kung-Ling Li;Cheng-Liang Chen;I-Lung Chien

  • Design of a Complete Ethyl Acetate Reactive Distillation System

    Yeong Tarng Tang;Hsiao-Ping Huang;I-Lung Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Luyben
William L. Luyben Lehigh University
Dale E. Seborg
Dale E. Seborg University of California, Santa Barbara
Jingzheng Ren
Jingzheng Ren Hong Kong Polytechnic University
David Shan-Hill Wong
David Shan-Hill Wong National Tsing Hua University
Yaman Arkun
Yaman Arkun Koç University
James B. Rawlings
James B. Rawlings University of California, Santa Barbara
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike University of Delaware
Xiangping Zhang
Xiangping Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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