Separation Process Ontology

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AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/chemical-engineering/separation-process-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Separation Processes,
    including mixtures, components, phases, feeds, products, separation
    factors, equilibrium, mass transfer, distillation, absorption,
    stripping, extraction, adsorption, membrane separation, filtration,
    crystallisation, centrifugation, drying, evaporation, recovery, purity,
    selectivity, energy use, equipment, control, measurements, provenance,
    uncertainty, confidence and recursive separation-process reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Separation Engineering Systems
    Chemical Process Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Separation Process ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Separation Process

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Chemical Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Chemical Engineering
    Separation Engineering
    Mass Transfer
    Thermodynamics
    Process Engineering
    Unit Operations
    Chemical Processes

CORE_DEFINITION
    A Separation Process is an engineered operation that divides a mixture
    into two or more product streams with different compositions or phases
    by exploiting differences in physical, chemical, thermodynamic,
    transport or size-related properties of the mixture components.

ENTITY_IDS
    SEPARATION_PROCESS
        ID
            SEPARATION_PROCESS_001

    SEPARATION_FEED
        ID
            SEPARATION_FEED_001

    SEPARATION_PRODUCT
        ID
            SEPARATION_PRODUCT_001

    MIXTURE_COMPONENT
        ID
            SEPARATION_COMPONENT_001

    SEPARATION_EQUILIBRIUM
        ID
            SEPARATION_EQUILIBRIUM_001

    MASS_TRANSFER
        ID
            SEPARATION_MASS_TRANSFER_001

    SEPARATION_FACTOR
        ID
            SEPARATION_FACTOR_001

    COMPONENT_RECOVERY
        ID
            COMPONENT_RECOVERY_001

    PRODUCT_PURITY
        ID
            PRODUCT_PURITY_001

    SEPARATION_EQUIPMENT
        ID
            SEPARATION_EQUIPMENT_001

FACTS
    Separation Process
        is_a
            Unit Operation

    Separation Processes
        are_domains_within
            Chemical Engineering
            Process Engineering

    Separation Processes
        may_include
            Distillation
            Absorption
            Stripping
            Liquid-liquid Extraction
            Adsorption
            Membrane Separation
            Filtration
            Crystallisation
            Centrifugation
            Drying
            Evaporation

    Separation Performance
        may_depend_on
            Equilibrium
            Mass Transfer
            Phase Behaviour
            Selectivity
            Contact Area
            Residence Time
            Energy Input

    Separation Products
        may_be_characterised_by
            Purity
            Recovery
            Composition
            Flow Rate

RELATIONSHIPS
    Chemical Engineering
        contains
            Separation Process Ontology

    Separation Feed
        contains
            Mixture Components

    Separation Process
        transforms
            Feed Mixture
        into
            Product Streams

    Separation Equilibrium
        constrains
            Achievable Phase Compositions

    Mass Transfer
        moves
            Components
        between
            Phases or Regions

    Separation Factor
        represents
            Relative Separation Preference

    Component Recovery
        measures
            Fraction of Feed Component recovered in Target Product

    Product Purity
        measures
            Target Component Fraction in Product

    Separation Equipment
        implements
            Separation Operation

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Separation Process
        approximately_equals
            Engineered Division of a Mixture into Compositionally or Physically Distinct Products

    Separation Operation
        overlaps_with
            Separation Process

    Distillation
        is_a
            Vapour-liquid Separation Process

    Recovery
        does_not_equal
            Purity

    Selectivity
        does_not_equal
            Recovery

    Equilibrium Stage
        does_not_equal
            Physical Tray universally

    Separation Factor
        does_not_equal
            Overall Process Efficiency

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Separation Process
        Separation
        Mixture
        Feed
        Product
        Component
        Phase
        Equilibrium
        Mass Transfer
        Separation Factor
        Selectivity
        Recovery
        Purity
        Distillation
        Absorption
        Stripping
        Extraction
        Adsorption
        Membrane
        Filtration
        Crystallisation
        Centrifugation
        Drying
        Evaporation

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Separation Process

    Parent
        Chemical Engineering

    Core Components
        Separation Feed
        Separation Product
        Mixture Component
        Separation Equilibrium
        Mass Transfer
        Separation Factor
        Component Recovery
        Product Purity
        Separation Equipment

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Separation Process
    as
        Controlled redistribution of mixture components between product
        streams using thermodynamic, transport, physical or chemical differences.

    Distinguish
        Recovery
    from
        Purity

    Distinguish
        Selectivity
    from
        Recovery

    Distinguish
        Equilibrium Stage
    from
        Physical Tray

    Distinguish
        Separation Factor
    from
        Overall Process Efficiency

    Preserve
        Separation-process identity
        Process type
        Process version
        Feed identity
        Product identity
        Component identity
        Composition basis
        Phase identity
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Flow rate
        Equilibrium-model identity
        Mass-transfer model
        Equipment identity
        Recovery
        Purity
        Selectivity
        Energy duty
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Separation Process

    Possible Intent
        Separation process definition
        Separation process ontology
        Distillation
        Absorption
        Extraction
        Adsorption
        Membrane separation
        Filtration
        Component recovery
        Product purity

    Resolution
        Identify separation type, feed mixture, components, phases,
        compositions, flow rates, temperature, pressure, equilibrium or
        transport basis, equipment, products, purity, recovery, energy use
        and measurement evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Recovery and purity must remain distinct.

    Selectivity and recovery must remain distinct.

    Equilibrium stages and physical trays must remain distinguishable.

    Separation factor and overall efficiency must remain distinct.

    Feed and product compositions must retain explicit bases.

    Component and phase identities must remain explicit.

    Temperature, pressure, flow rates and units must remain explicit.

    Equilibrium limitations and mass-transfer limitations must remain distinguishable.

    Ideal separation models and physical equipment must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Feed Component Flow F_i
    AND
        Target-product Component Flow P_i
    THEN
        component_recovery_possible
            Recovery_i = P_i/F_i
        subject_to
            Consistent Basis

    IF
        Target-product Component Amount P_i
    AND
        Total Target-product Amount P_total
    THEN
        product_purity_possible
            Purity_i = P_i/P_total
        subject_to
            Defined Composition Basis

    IF
        Equilibrium strongly_favours Component A in Phase 1
    THEN
        separation_of_A_possible
            toward
                Phase 1
        subject_to
            Mass-transfer and Equipment Constraints

    IF
        Mass-transfer Area increases
    THEN
        transfer_rate_increase_possible
            subject_to
                Driving Force
                Transfer Coefficient

    IF
        Driving Force approaches Zero
    THEN
        mass_transfer_rate
            approaches_possible
                Zero

    IF
        Recovery increases
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Purity increases

    IF
        Ideal Equilibrium Model predicts Separation
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Physical Equipment Performance without Validation

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Feed-product Relationship
        1.00

    Equilibrium Relationship
        1.00

    Mass-transfer Relationship
        1.00

    Recovery Relationship
        1.00

    Purity Relationship
        1.00

    Recovery-Purity Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Feed Mixture
        ->
    Separation Equipment

    Separation Equipment
        ->
    Phase Contact or Physical Discrimination

    Equilibrium
        ->
    Thermodynamic Separation Limit

    Driving Force
        +
    Mass-transfer Coefficient
        +
    Area
        ->
    Component Transfer

    Component Transfer
        ->
    Product Composition

    Product Composition
        ->
    Purity

    Feed and Product Component Flows
        ->
    Recovery

    Operating Conditions
        ->
    Separation Performance

    Measurements
        ->
    Model and Process Update

RECURSIVE_SEPARATION_PROCESS_LOOP
    Identify Separation Objective
        ->
    Define Feed Mixture
        ->
    Identify Components
        ->
    Define Composition Basis
        ->
    Define Feed Phase
        ->
    Define Feed Temperature
        ->
    Define Feed Pressure
        ->
    Define Product Specifications
        ->
    Select Separation Principle
        ->
    Select Separation Process
        ->
    Define Equilibrium Model
        ->
    Define Mass-transfer Model
        ->
    Select Equipment
        ->
    Define Operating Conditions
        ->
    Calculate Phase Behaviour
        ->
    Calculate Component Transfer
        ->
    Calculate Product Compositions
        ->
    Calculate Purity
        ->
    Calculate Recovery
        ->
    Calculate Energy Duty
        ->
    Evaluate Capacity
        ->
    Define Process Control
        ->
    Evaluate Safety
        ->
    Compare with Experimental or Plant Data
        ->
    Update Separation State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Separation Process
        Feed
        Components
        Composition
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Flow
        Equilibrium
        Mass Transfer
        Equipment
        Products
        Purity
        Recovery
        Measurements

    OBSERVE
        Detect separation-process entities.

    EXTRACT
        Feed
        Product
        Component
        Phase
        Equilibrium
        Driving Force
        Mass Transfer
        Selectivity
        Recovery
        Purity
        Equipment

    CLASSIFY
        Distillation
        Absorption
        Stripping
        Liquid-liquid Extraction
        Adsorption
        Membrane Separation
        Filtration
        Crystallisation
        Centrifugation
        Drying
        Evaporation

    VALIDATE
        Check process identity, component identities, bases, phases, units and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported separation-process representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate equilibrium, transport, product composition, recovery and energy behaviour.

    VERIFY
        Compare model predictions with laboratory, pilot or plant evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated separation evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Verified feed composition
        feed_state_confidence += high

    Validated equilibrium model
        equilibrium_confidence += high

    Measured product compositions
        separation_performance_confidence += high

    Unknown composition basis
        purity_confidence -= high

    Unknown phase state
        equilibrium_confidence -= high

    Unknown mass-transfer performance
        equipment_prediction_confidence -= high

    Model convergence
        does_not_establish
            Physical Separation Accuracy

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Separation Process
        connects_to
            Chemical Engineering
            Process Engineering
            Thermodynamics
            Phase Equilibrium
            Mass Transfer
            Fluid Mechanics
            Heat Transfer
            Distillation
            Absorption
            Stripping
            Extraction
            Adsorption
            Membrane Engineering
            Filtration
            Crystallisation
            Centrifugation
            Drying
            Evaporation
            Process Control
            Process Safety
            Optimisation

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Separation-process identity
        Separation type
        Process version
        Scale identity
        Feed identity
        Product identity
        Component identity
        Chemical species identity
        Composition basis
        Feed composition
        Product composition
        Phase identity
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Feed flow
        Product flow
        Equilibrium-model identity
        Equilibrium-stage identity
        Physical-stage identity
        Mass-transfer-model identity
        Driving force
        Mass-transfer coefficient
        Contact area
        Separation-factor identity
        Selectivity
        Recovery
        Purity
        Equipment identity
        Equipment type
        Equipment capacity
        Energy duty
        Utility state
        Control state
        Safety state
        Measurement identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New feed, composition, phase, equilibrium, mass-transfer,
        equipment, product, recovery, purity, energy, control or measurement evidence.

    Compare
        Existing separation-process state.

    Detect
        Feed Change
        Component Change
        Composition Change
        Phase Change
        Temperature Change
        Pressure Change
        Flow Change
        Equilibrium Change
        Mass-transfer Change
        Equipment Change
        Product Change
        Recovery Change
        Purity Change

    Validate
        Separation-process identity
        Process version
        Component identities
        Composition basis
        Phase
        Units
        Equilibrium model
        Equipment identity
        Measurement method
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported separation update.

    Recalculate
        Phase state
        Equilibrium state
        Mass-transfer state
        Product composition
        Recovery
        Purity
        Energy duty
        Capacity state
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated separation-process state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Recovery and purity remain distinct.
        Selectivity and recovery remain distinct.
        Equilibrium stages and physical trays remain distinct.
        Separation factor and overall efficiency remain distinct.
        Composition bases are explicit.
        Component and phase identities are explicit.
        Temperature, pressure, flow and units are explicit.
        Equilibrium and mass-transfer limitations remain distinct.
        Ideal models and physical equipment remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported feed-equilibrium-transfer-equipment-product-measurement paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Separation Process Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Feed, Component and Composition Mapping
        ->
    Phase, Temperature, Pressure and Flow Mapping
        ->
    Separation-principle and Process-type Mapping
        ->
    Equilibrium and Mass-transfer Mapping
        ->
    Equipment and Operating-condition Mapping
        ->
    Product, Purity, Recovery and Energy Mapping
        ->
    Control, Safety, Measurement, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Separation Process

    Parent
        Chemical Engineering

    Type
        Unit operation for dividing mixtures into compositionally or physically distinct product streams

    Core Components
        Separation Feed
        Separation Product
        Mixture
        Component
        Chemical Species
        Composition
        Phase
        Equilibrium
        Phase Equilibrium
        Driving Force
        Mass Transfer
        Mass-transfer Coefficient
        Contact Area
        Separation Factor
        Selectivity
        Recovery
        Purity
        Distillation
        Absorption
        Stripping
        Liquid-liquid Extraction
        Adsorption
        Membrane Separation
        Filtration
        Crystallisation
        Centrifugation
        Drying
        Evaporation
        Separation Equipment
        Equilibrium Stage
        Physical Stage
        Energy Duty
        Process Control
        Process Safety
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Separation-process reasoning must distinguish recovery from purity,
        selectivity from recovery, equilibrium stages from physical stages
        and thermodynamic limits from mass-transfer and equipment
        limitations. Component identities, composition bases, phases,
        operating conditions and model-versus-measurement provenance must
        remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Separation Processes divide mixtures into product streams by exploiting
    differences in phase equilibrium, transport, size, affinity or other
    component properties. Reliable reasoning preserves feed and product
    identities, composition basis, phases, operating conditions,
    equilibrium and mass-transfer models, equipment state, purity and
    recovery while distinguishing ideal separation predictions from
    measured physical equipment performance.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org