Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided.

Abstract: A method of material flow optimization in an industrial process by using an integrated optimizing system is described. The integrated optimizing system includes: a high-level optimizer module describing the material flow by coarse high-level process parameters and including an optimization program for the high-level process parameters, the optimization program being dependent on high-level model parameters and including an objective function subject to constraints; a low-level simulation module for simulating the material flow, the low-level simulation module including a low-level simulation function adapted for obtaining detailed low-level material flow data based on the high-level process parameters; and an aggregator module including an aggregator function adapted for calculating the high-level model parameters based on the low-level material flow data.

Abstract: A method of industrial processing of a bulk material, the industrial processing including a plurality of process steps, the method including defining a material portion of the bulk material; generating a material portion identifier associated with the material portion processing the material portion in at least two process steps of the plurality of process steps the method including for each process step of the at least two process steps: determining a cost of processing the material portion in the process step; and generating a history data set, wherein the history data set is indicative of the cost, the process step and the material portion identifier and wherein the method further includes determining an aggregated cost based on the history data sets.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a continuous industrial process is described. The industrial process includes a number of processing stations for processing material and a material flow between the number of processing stations. Each processing station dynamically provides data representing a state of the processing station. The method includes providing, for each processing station, a processing station layout of the processing station. The method further includes providing, for each processing station, an interface model of the processing station. The method further includes generating an information metamodel from the processing station layout and the interface model of the number of processing stations. The method further includes generating an adaptive simulation model of the industrial process by importing the data representing the state of the processing station provided by the number of processing stations into the adaptive simulation model via the information metamodel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for capturing CO2 from a gas stream, the process at least comprising the steps of: (a) providing a CO2-containing gas stream; (b) contacting the gas stream as provided in step (a) in an adsorption zone with solid adsorbent particles thereby obtaining CO2-enriched solid adsorbent particles (c) passing CO2-enriched solid adsorbent particles as obtained in step (b) from the bottom of the adsorption zone to the bottom of a first desorption zone; (d) removing a part of the CO2 from the CO2-enriched solid adsorbent particles in the first desorption zone, thereby obtaining partly CO2-depleted solid adsorbent particles and a first CO2-enriched gas stream; (e) passing the partly CO2-depleted solid adsorbent particles as obtained in step (d) via a riser to a second desorption zone; (f) removing a further part of the CO2 from the partly CO2-depleted solid adsorbent particles in the second desorption zone thereby obtaining regenerated solid adsorbent particles and a second CO2-enr

Abstract: A converter cell includes a first terminal; a second terminal; a plurality of switching elements provided with respective gate units; an energy storage element; an clamp inductor provided to restrict a rate of change of current from the energy storage element to the switching elements; and a first energy converter provided in parallel to the clamp inductor. The first energy converter is provided to power the gate units by utilising energy from the clamp inductor when the converter cell changes state to be in a short circuit state.

Abstract: A converter cell includes a first terminal; a second terminal; a plurality of switching elements provided with respective gate units; an energy storage element; an clamp inductor provided to restrict a rate of change of current from the energy storage element to the switching elements; and a first energy converter provided in parallel to the clamp inductor. The first energy converter is provided to power the gate units by utilising energy from the clamp inductor when the converter cell changes state to be in a short circuit state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting bitumen from an oil sand stream, the method comprising at least the steps of, a) providing an oil sand stream; b) contacting the oil sand stream with a liquid comprising a solvent to obtain a solvent-diluted oil sand slurry; c) separating the oil sand slurry to obtain a first solids-depleted stream and a first solids-enriched stream; d) filtering the first solids-enriched stream obtained in step c) to obtain bitumen-depleted sand and at least a first filtrate; e) separating at least a part of the first filtrate to obtain a second solids-depleted stream and a second solids-enriched stream; and f) contacting at least a part of the second solids-enriched stream from step e) with solvent to obtain a solvent-diluted second solids-enriched stream; and g) separating the solvent-diluted second solids-enriched stream to obtain a third solids-enriched stream and a third solids-depleted stream.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting bitumen from an oil sand stream, the method comprising at least the steps of, a) providing an oil sand stream; b) contacting the oil sand stream with a liquid comprising a solvent to obtain a solvent-diluted oil sand slurry; c) separating the oil sand slurry to obtain a first solids-depleted stream and a first solids-enriched stream; d) filtering the first solids-enriched stream obtained in step c) to obtain bitumen-depleted sand and at least a first filtrate; e) separating at least a part of the first filtrate to obtain a second solids-depleted stream and a second solids-enriched stream; and f) contacting at least a part of the second solids-enriched stream from step e) with solvent to obtain a solvent-diluted second solids-enriched stream; and g) separating the solvent-diluted second solids-enriched stream to obtain a third solids-enriched stream and a third solids-depleted stream.