Ali Elkamel is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is also cross appointed in Systems Design Engineering. His specific research interests include computer-aided modelling, optimization, and simulation with applications to energy production planning, carbon management, sustainable operations, and product design. Hesham Alhumade is the Assistant Professor in Chemical and Material engineering at King Abdulaziz University, his current research includes developing pyrolysis techniques for conversion of industrial biomass to biofuels to meet the growing global demand for alternative and green sources of energy. Navid Omidbakhsh is Director of Early R&D, and Advanced Research for Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), Canada, where he leads the innovation and technical feasibility of new concepts for future products. Keyvan Nowruzi is a principal scientist at Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), Canada. He has a PhD in biochemical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Thomas Duever is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science and a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. interests including applied statistics, experimental design, polymer reaction engineering and product development.

• BACKGROUNDCHEMICAL PRODUCT DESIGN OVERVIEWSpecialty Chemicals OverviewTraditional Chemical Product DesignBACKGROUND TO STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PRODUCT DESIGNIntroduction to Design of ExperimentsFactorial DesignMixture DesignOptimal DesignLinear Regression AnalysisNonlinear Regression AnalysisArtificial Neural NetworksPATENTS AND EXCLUSIVITYPatents OverviewUS/PCT Patent Application FilingAvoiding InfringementsGREEN CHEMISTRYGreen Chemistry OverviewBackground to Chemical Products ToxicityMammalian ToxicityAquatic Toxicity Green Chemistry RequirementsGreen Chemistry RegulationsCASE STUDIESCASE STUDY#1, DISINFECTANT FORMULATION DESIGNBackground to Disinfectant ProductsAntimicrobial TestsStability TestsCorrosion TestsFormulation OptimizationCASE STUDY#2, DEFINED MEDIA OPTIMIZATIONBackground on Medium DevelopmentMicroorganismAnalytical MethodsMedium Design and OptimizationVerification of the optimized MediumDESIGN OF WHEAT STRAW POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITESBackground on Biocomposites and their Applications.Modeling Fiber Properties before and after CompoundingModeling Composite Properties as a Function of Fiber PropertiesMaterials and Response Measurement MethodsResults and DiscussionsFlexural ModulusFlexural StrengthYield StrengthDensityOptimum Ratio of MAPP/Wheat StrawSummary and ConclusionsConcluding RemarksREFERENCES

Ali Elkamel is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is also cross appointed in Systems Design Engineering. His specific research interests include computer-aided modelling, optimization, and simulation with applications to energy production planning, carbon management, sustainable operations, and product design. Hesham Alhumade is the Assistant Professor in Chemical and Material engineering at King Abdulaziz University, his current research includes developing pyrolysis techniques for conversion of industrial biomass to biofuels to meet the growing global demand for alternative and green sources of energy. Navid Omidbakhsh is Director of Early R&D, and Advanced Research for Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), Canada, where he leads the innovation and technical feasibility of new concepts for future products. Keyvan Nowruzi is a principal scientist at Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), Canada. He has a PhD in biochemical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Thomas Duever is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science and a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. interests including applied statistics, experimental design, polymer reaction engineering and product development.

• BACKGROUNDCHEMICAL PRODUCT DESIGN OVERVIEWSpecialty Chemicals OverviewTraditional Chemical Product DesignBACKGROUND TO STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PRODUCT DESIGNIntroduction to Design of ExperimentsFactorial DesignMixture DesignOptimal DesignLinear Regression AnalysisNonlinear Regression AnalysisArtificial Neural NetworksPATENTS AND EXCLUSIVITYPatents OverviewUS/PCT Patent Application FilingAvoiding InfringementsGREEN CHEMISTRYGreen Chemistry OverviewBackground to Chemical Products ToxicityMammalian ToxicityAquatic Toxicity Green Chemistry RequirementsGreen Chemistry RegulationsCASE STUDIESCASE STUDY#1, DISINFECTANT FORMULATION DESIGNBackground to Disinfectant ProductsAntimicrobial TestsStability TestsCorrosion TestsFormulation OptimizationCASE STUDY#2, DEFINED MEDIA OPTIMIZATIONBackground on Medium DevelopmentMicroorganismAnalytical MethodsMedium Design and OptimizationVerification of the optimized MediumDESIGN OF WHEAT STRAW POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITESBackground on Biocomposites and their Applications.Modeling Fiber Properties before and after CompoundingModeling Composite Properties as a Function of Fiber PropertiesMaterials and Response Measurement MethodsResults and DiscussionsFlexural ModulusFlexural StrengthYield StrengthDensityOptimum Ratio of MAPP/Wheat StrawSummary and ConclusionsConcluding RemarksREFERENCES

Ali Elkamel is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is also cross appointed in Systems Design Engineering. His specific research interests include computer-aided modelling, optimization, and simulation with applications to energy production planning, carbon management, sustainable operations, and product design. Hesham Alhumade is the Assistant Professor in Chemical and Material engineering at King Abdulaziz University, his current research includes developing pyrolysis techniques for conversion of industrial biomass to biofuels to meet the growing global demand for alternative and green sources of energy. Navid Omidbakhsh is Director of Early R&D, and Advanced Research for Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), Canada, where he leads the innovation and technical feasibility of new concepts for future products. Keyvan Nowruzi is a principal scientist at Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), Canada. He has a PhD in biochemical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Thomas Duever is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science and a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. interests including applied statistics, experimental design, polymer reaction engineering and product development.

• BACKGROUNDCHEMICAL PRODUCT DESIGN OVERVIEWSpecialty Chemicals OverviewTraditional Chemical Product DesignBACKGROUND TO STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PRODUCT DESIGNIntroduction to Design of ExperimentsFactorial DesignMixture DesignOptimal DesignLinear Regression AnalysisNonlinear Regression AnalysisArtificial Neural NetworksPATENTS AND EXCLUSIVITYPatents OverviewUS/PCT Patent Application FilingAvoiding InfringementsGREEN CHEMISTRYGreen Chemistry OverviewBackground to Chemical Products ToxicityMammalian ToxicityAquatic Toxicity Green Chemistry RequirementsGreen Chemistry RegulationsCASE STUDIESCASE STUDY#1, DISINFECTANT FORMULATION DESIGNBackground to Disinfectant ProductsAntimicrobial TestsStability TestsCorrosion TestsFormulation OptimizationCASE STUDY#2, DEFINED MEDIA OPTIMIZATIONBackground on Medium DevelopmentMicroorganismAnalytical MethodsMedium Design and OptimizationVerification of the optimized MediumDESIGN OF WHEAT STRAW POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITESBackground on Biocomposites and their Applications.Modeling Fiber Properties before and after CompoundingModeling Composite Properties as a Function of Fiber PropertiesMaterials and Response Measurement MethodsResults and DiscussionsFlexural ModulusFlexural StrengthYield StrengthDensityOptimum Ratio of MAPP/Wheat StrawSummary and ConclusionsConcluding RemarksREFERENCES