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J.J. Siirola, Industrial Applications of Chemical Process Synthesis. A.W. Westerberg and O. Wahnschafft, The Synthesis of Distillation-Based Separation Systems. I.E. Grossmann, Mixed-Integer Optimization Techniques for Algorithmic Process Synthesis. S. Balakrishna and L.T. Biegler, Chemical Reactor Network Targeting and Integration: An Optimization Approach. S. Walsh and J. Perkins, Operability and Control in Process Synthesis and Design. Chapter References. Subject Index. Contents of Volumes in This Series.