State observation and adaptive linearizing control for distributed parameter (bio)chemical reactors

This paper is concerned with the design and real-life application of observers and control algorithms for distributed parameter (bio)chemical reactors. The designed observer does not require the knowledge of the process kinetics and belongs to the class of observers for systems with unknown inputs. The designed controller is an adaptive linearizing controller. The performances of both observer and controller are illustrated with real-life applications: a chemical process (synthesis of ETBE) and a biochemical process (denitrifying biofilter). Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.