In the last ten years much more processes are being reported to be desinged through a process synthesis approach. It has been recognised during those years that (i) processes for structured products are much more difficult to design through process synthesis; (ii) processs synthesis is disconnected from product development. In a response to these shortfalls a number of authors have described that these gaps need to be filled, however no methodology extension has been proposed.

In this work, we will present extensions to the conceptual process synthesis methodology to include the (structured) product design. The whole design methodology spans from how the new product can enlight the consumer, financial and supply chain boundary conditions, through to an optimal flowsheet able to produce the desired product cost effectively.

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Hill, M., 2004, Product and Process Design for Structured Products, AIChE Journal, 50(8): 1656-1661.