Machine learning applications for thermochemical and kinetic property prediction

Abstract

Detailed kinetic models play a crucial role in comprehending and enhancing chemical processes. A cornerstone of these models is accurate thermodynamic and kinetic properties, ensuring fundamental insights into the processes they describe. The prediction of these thermochemical and kinetic properties presents an opportunity for machine learning, given the challenges associated with their experimental or quantum chemical determination. This study reviews recent advancements in predicting thermochemical and kinetic properties for gas-phase, liquid-phase, and catalytic processes within kinetic modeling. We assess the state-of-the-art of machine learning in property prediction, focusing on three core aspects: data, representation, and model. Moreover, emphasis is placed on machine learning techniques to efficiently utilize available data, thereby enhancing model performance. Finally, we pinpoint the lack of high-quality data as a key obstacle in applying machine learning to detailed kinetic models. Accordingly, the generation of large new datasets and further development of data-efficient machine learning techniques are identified as pivotal steps in advancing machine learning’s role in kinetic modeling.