An umbrella-like approach for design of crystals with specified properties

In the product design area, the major concern is how to obtain the desired product requirements in a physically possible and economical process way. A reverse engineering based approach is proposed here for the generation of possible process alternatives applied to crystallization area, in order to obtain desired crystal features. The called umbrella-like approach integrates thermodynamics and crystallization kinetic data to compose a tool able of generating and analyzing suitable operating strategies to obtain tailor made crystal products. New process alternatives can be generated and improved alternatives of existing ones can be analyzed, providing insights to product and process design tasks. The direct approach can be then utilized in order to completely design the process.