Chemometric methods applied to industrial optimization and materials optimal design

Based on the methods of multivariate data processing of the data records fo r complicated chemical reaction systems, computer software named 'process a nalyzer' and 'materials research advisor' has been built. The methods used include some new methods of pattern recognition, such as back-mapping metho ds, local-structure view and data transformation methods. These new computa tional techniques have been widely used in the chemical, petrochemical and metallurgical industries for industrial optimization and materials design w ith good results. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.