Faculty of Engineering

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Research group

Spanish

Simulation, Design, Control, and Optimization of Processes SIDCOP

Academic Unit: Faculty of Engineering

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Engineering and technology

Subarea

Chemical engineering

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Strategic Focus

SIDCOP research group promotes, transmits, and applies knowledge so as to develop models and the simulation, analysis, optimization, and control of dynamic systems of great academic and industrial interest for chemical engineering. We do so by training highly qualified personnel, executing important projects, and providing academic extension services.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Process control.
Design and development of new materials, products, and processes.
Modeling and simulation of processes.
Optimization of processes.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Industry, innovation and infraestructure

Group Coordinator

Farlán Taborda Agudelo, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences.

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

farlan.taborda@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

gruposidcop@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Bioprocesses Research Group, UdeA.
Biotransformations Research Group, UdeA.

QUIREMA Research Group, UdeA.

Highlighted Projects

Analysis of the generation of biorefinery products in the productive context of Urabá in Antioquia (BIORREFINUR).
Dynamic modelling and techno-economic analysis of clavulanic acid production using alternative culturing processes for Streptomyces clavuligerus.
Pilot plant-scale production of polyhydroxyalkanoate-type polymers (PHAs) by fermentation, using waste from the sugar–alcohol industry.

Key Research Findings

Training of master's and doctoral degree-level students who contribute to Colombia's chemical industry and academic contexts in various educational institutions nationwide.

Services and/or Products Portfolio

The group provides consulting services in areas such as: development of models, simulation, analysis, optimization, and control of dynamic systems. Additionally, the group has engaged in the techno-economic assessment of processes, as well as in the design of industrial processes.