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US 12,505,902 · App. 16/739,291 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Hybrid attribute reaction model (ARM) in molecule-based EO reactor (MB EORXR)

Inventors: Zhen Hou (Lexington, MA); Darin Campbell (Waltham, MA)
Assignee: AspenTech Corporation
G16C20/10G06F30/20G16C20/30
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Patent No.
US 12,505,902
App. No.
16/739,291
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment represents composition of molecules in a feedstock as a combination of individual molecule representations and molecular attribute representations. A representation of chemistry of a chemical reaction of the feedstock in a chemical reactor is then formulated based on the representations. Then, a simulation of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the reactor is performed using the representations to determine composition of products of the reaction. A first subset of the products are represented as individual molecule represented products, and a second subset of the products are represented as attribute represented products. In turn, the attribute represented products of the second subset are sampled to determine individual molecule representations of the attribute represented products. As a consequence of the sampling, individual molecule representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor result.

Claims (65)

1 . A method for real-time optimization and performance control of a chemical reaction of a feedstock in a chemical reactor, the method comprising:

using a composition model, characterizing a chemical composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor;

converting a result of the characterizing into a molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor;

receiving a representation input;

based on the received representation input, automatically selecting a set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor to represent using individual molecule structure representations;

generating and storing a representation of the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, the representation including both: (i) the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor and (ii) molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, and wherein the molecular attribute representations include one or more molecular type and one or more side chain, each molecular type being defined by a combination of cores and methyl groups;

accessing the individual molecule structure representations and the molecular attribute representations and, responsively, formulating and storing a representation of chemistry of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor based on both: (i) the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor and (ii) the molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, wherein the representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction includes one or more equations in terms of the one or more molecular type and the one or more side chain;

responsively, performing a simulation of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor using the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, the molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, and the formulated representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction, the simulation determining composition of products of the chemical reaction wherein a first subset of the products of the chemical reaction are represented and stored as individual molecule structure represented products and a second subset of the products of the chemical reaction are represented and stored as attribute represented products;

sampling the attribute represented products of the second subset and automatically determining and storing individual molecule structure representations of the attribute represented products of the second subset such that the individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor result;

based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction, evaluating modifications to a process of the chemical reaction through simulating the formulated representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction using an Equation Oriented (EO) method; and

based on results of the evaluating, optimizing the chemical reactor in real-time by causing the chemical reactor to make one of the evaluated modifications to the process of the chemical reaction in real-time, thereby causing the chemical reactor to produce one or more of the products in the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction,

wherein the method is implemented by one or more computing devices.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction includes chemical reactions derived from at least one of: thermal chemistry, acid catalyzed chemistry, or metal catalyzed chemistry.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

combining the individual molecule structure represented products and the individual molecule structure representations of the attribute represented products to determine full molecular compositions of the products of the chemical reaction.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

defining equations used in performing the simulation based upon user input.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the user input is at least one of: a reaction type, a reaction path, a thermodynamic property, a physical property, or a rate law expression.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedstock in the chemical reactor is at least one of: a hydro-carbon mixture, coal, or shale oil.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected set of molecules is a first set of molecules, and further comprising:

selecting based upon the received representation input, a second set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor to represent using the molecular attribute representations.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the received representation input indicates a carbon number limit and a ring number limit for the set of molecules to be represented using the individual molecule structure representations.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

predicting product properties based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction;

modeling integration of the chemical reactor with downstream units by predicting molecular detail for the downstream units based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction; or

optimizing a system of complex hydrocarbon mixtures' conversion based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction using the Equation Oriented (EO) method.

10 . The method of claim 1 wherein performing the simulation utilizes at least one of: attribute-based mass balance equations; attribute-based energy balance equations; or attribute-based momentum balance equations.

11 . A computer-based system for real-time optimization and performance control of a chemical reaction of a feedstock in a chemical reactor, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories with computer code instructions stored thereon, the one or more processors and the one or more memories, with the computer code instructions, being configured to cause the system to:

using a composition model, perform a characterization of a chemical composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor;

convert a result of the characterization into a molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor;

receive a representation input;

based on the received representation input, automatically select a set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor to represent using individual molecule structure representations;

automatically generate and store a representation of the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, the representation including both: (i) the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor and (ii) molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, and wherein the molecular attribute representations include one or more molecular type and one or more side chain, each molecular type being defined by a combination of cores and methyl groups;

automatically access the individual molecule structure representations and the molecular attribute representations and, responsively, formulate and store a representation of chemistry of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor based on both: (i) the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor and (ii) the molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, wherein the representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction includes one or more equations in terms of the one or more molecular type and the one or more side chain;

responsively perform a simulation of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor using the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, the molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, and the formulated representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction, the simulation determining composition of products of the chemical reaction wherein a first subset of the products of the chemical reaction are represented and stored as individual molecule structure represented products and a second subset of the products of the chemical reaction are represented and stored as attribute represented products;

sample the attribute represented products of the second subset and automatically determine and store individual molecule structure representations of the attribute represented products of the second subset such that the individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor result;

based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction evaluate modifications to a process of the chemical reaction through simulating the formulated representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction using an Equation Oriented (EO) method; and

based on results of the evaluation, optimize the chemical reactor in real-time by causing the chemical reactor to make one of the evaluated modifications to the process of the chemical reaction in real-time, thereby causing the chemical reactor to produce one or more of the products in the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction includes chemical reactions derived from at least one of: thermal chemistry, acid catalyzed chemistry, or metal catalyzed chemistry.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors and the one or more memories, with the computer code instructions, are further configured to cause the system to:

combine the individual molecule structure represented products and the individual molecule structure representations of the attribute represented products to determine full molecular compositions of the products of the chemical reaction.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors and the one or more memories, with the computer code instructions, are further configured to cause the system to:

define equations used in performing the simulation based upon user input.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the selected set of molecules is a first set of molecules and, wherein the one or more processors and the one or more memories, with the computer code instructions, are further configured to cause the system to:

select based upon the received representation input, a second set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor to represent using the molecular attribute representations.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors and the one or more memories, with the computer code instructions, are further configured to cause the system to perform at least one of:

predicting product properties based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction;

modeling integration of the chemical reactor with downstream units by predicting molecular detail for the downstream units based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction; or

optimizing a system of complex hydrocarbon mixtures' conversion based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction using the Equation Oriented (EO) method.

17 . The system of claim 11 where, in performing the simulation, the one or more processors and the one or more memories, with the computer code instructions, are further configured to cause the system to utilize at least one of: attribute-based mass balance equations; attribute-based energy balance equations; or attribute-based momentum balance equations.

18 . A non-transitory computer program product for real-time optimization and performance control of a chemical reaction of a feedstock in a chemical reactor, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium with computer code instructions stored thereon, the computer code instructions being configured, when executed by a computing device, to cause performance of:

using a composition model, perform a characterization of a chemical composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor;

convert a result of the characterization into a molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor;

receive a representation input;

based on the received representation input, automatically select a set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor to represent using individual molecule structure representations;

automatically generate and store a representation of the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, the representation including both: (i) the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor and (ii) molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, and wherein the molecular attribute representations include one or more molecular type and one or more side chain, each molecular type being defined by a combination of cores and methyl groups;

automatically access the individual molecule structure representations and the molecular attribute representations and, responsively, formulate and store a representation of chemistry of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor based on both: (i) the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor and (ii) the molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, wherein the representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction includes one or more equations in terms of the one or more molecular type and the one or more side chain;

responsively perform a simulation of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor using the individual molecule structure representations of the selected set of molecules in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, the molecular attribute representations in the molecular composition of the feedstock in the chemical reactor, and the formulated representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction, the simulation determining composition of products of the chemical reaction wherein a first subset of the products of the chemical reaction are represented and stored as individual molecule structure represented products and a second subset of the products of the chemical reaction are represented and stored as attribute represented products;

sample the attribute represented products of the second subset and automatically determine and store individual molecule structure representations of the attribute represented products of the second subset such that the individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction of the feedstock in the chemical reactor result;

based upon the determined individual molecule structure representations of the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction, evaluate modifications to a process of the chemical reaction through simulating the formulated representation of the chemistry of the chemical reaction using an Equation Oriented (EO) method; and

based on results of the evaluation, optimize the chemical reactor in real-time by causing the chemical reactor to make one of the evaluated modifications to the process of the chemical reaction in real-time, thereby causing the chemical reactor to produce one or more of the products in the first and second subsets of the products of the chemical reaction.

19 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, based on the evaluating, modifying one or more specifications of a reactor bed or recycle stream of the chemical reactor.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the one or more specifications include at least one of: an inlet temperature, a pressure, or a stream density.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: ASPENTECH CORPORATION; ASPEN PARADIGM HOLDING LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068424/0341 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2022
From: ASPENTECH CORPORATION F/K/A ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.; EMERSON PARADIGM HOLDINGS LLC; PARADIGM GEOPHYSICAL CORP.; OPEN SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061161/0782 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2022
From: ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: ASPENTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061006/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2020
From: HOU, ZHEN; CAMPBELL, DARIN
To: ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 051475/0454 →
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