Academician Chen De: Artificial intelligence drive provides a powerful and scalable framework for the process industry

Xinhua Finance, Shanghai, November 10 (Li Lianmin, Wan Lingxuan) On the 10th, at the 2024 National Industrial Software Conference held in Shanghai, Academician Chen De of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology said that "AI + chemical engineering" builds data-driven intelligent chemical engineering. Providing a powerful and scalable framework for the process industry not only solves major national needs and "stuck neck" technical problems, but also realizes the industrialization of original innovation and major achievements.

The chemical industry is an important part of the global economy. Optimization and innovation of chemical processes, such as diversification of raw materials, low-carbon processes, high-value products, and intelligent systems, are important for improving efficiency, reducing costs, reducing environmental impact, and developing new materials. and products are crucial. Process industry, also known as process industry, includes energy, chemical industry, metallurgy, medicine, food and other industries, accounting for approximately 47% of the total industrial output value above designated size in the country. Among them, the petroleum and chemical industries are typical representatives of the process industry.

Chen De said that artificial intelligence The development and application of technology are crucial to promoting economic growth, technological innovation, social progress, and improving international competitiveness. At present, AI has become a key tool to solve complex problems in the fields of physical science and life. Countries have introduced a series of policies to guide and promote the high-quality development of AI technology. For the process industry, the core of industrial catalysis scientific research is the establishment of structure-activity relationships, which mainly face two challenges: first, cross-scale coupling modeling and control mechanisms from active sites to reactors, taking into account the influence of media and external fields; second, It is because of the dynamic evolution of space and time in the industrial catalytic process that it is difficult to construct its multi-dimensional catalytic descriptor.

"Artificial intelligence provides a revolutionary research method for multi-scale modeling of structure-activity relationships between materials, reaction environments, and other structures and properties." Chen De said that through "AI + chemical engineering" to build data-driven intelligent chemical engineering, For example, the ongoing AI-enabled industrial catalyst pore structure control, AI-enabled industrial catalytic bed structure control, etc. not only provide theoretical methods for the development of precise catalytic reaction engineering technology, but also provide a practical basis for the simulation and optimization of chemical processes.

Chen De said that artificial intelligence will mainly play two major functions in the chemical industry process in the future. One is for chemical industrial production, mainly focusing on existing knowledge mining and production technology application, such as industrial operation big data. Mining and intelligent computing, online dynamic optimization of industrial equipment, real-time scheduling and management of industrial equipment, etc.; second, it is used for the development of transformative chemical technology, mainly focusing on innovative knowledge discovery and original technology development, such as full property database of substances, catalyst design and Creation, material/media and system integration design, formula product multi-solution design, process intelligent models and functional modules, complex process reengineering and integrated design, etc.

From November 8th to 10th, the 2024 National Industrial Software Conference was held in Shanghai. More than 20 academicians, more than 200 universities and enterprises, and more than a thousand experts gathered in Songjiang District to discuss how industrial software can empower new industrialization. road. The conference is hosted by the China Society of Automation, China Systems Engineering Society, China Mechanical Engineering Society, China Instruments Society, Computer Society of China, China Metal Society, China Nonferrous Metals Society, China Chemical Industry Society, and China Simulation Society, co-organized by Shanghai Songjiang District People's Government, East China University of Science and Technology, National Process Manufacturing Intelligent Control Technology Innovation Center, National Intelligent Design and CNC Technology Innovation Center, National Digital Construction Technology Innovation Center, and National Integration Circuit Design Automation Technology Innovation Center, National/National Key Laboratory and Industry Leading Enterprise PetroChina It is jointly organized by 30 units including Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., National Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. and China National Machinery Industry Corporation.