The evolution of process design and control for ternary azeotropic separation: Recent advances in distillation and future directions

ZY Kong, HY Lee, J Sunarso - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of the azeotropes in the binary mixture has resulted in the individual
components cannot be effectively separated using the conventional distillation technique …

Design and optimisation of novel hybrid side-stream reactive-extractive distillation for recovery of isopropyl alcohol and ethyl acetate from wastewater

A Yang, ZY Kong, J Sunarso - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
For the first time, we developed a novel side-stream double-column reactive-extractive
distillation (SS-DCRED) for the recovery of isopropanol (IPA) and ethyl acetate (EA) from …

Towards sustainable separation of the ternary azeotropic mixture based on the intensified reactive-extractive distillation configurations and multi-objective particle …

A Yang, Y Su, S Sun, W Shen, M Bai, J Ren - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The separation of ternary azeotropic systems has received significant interest as it enables
the recovery of value-added organic solvents, subsequently contribute towards …

Advancements in optimization and control techniques for intensifying processes

JR Alcántara Avila, ZY Kong, HY Lee, J Sunarso - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Process Intensification (PI) is a vast and growing area in Chemical Engineering, which deals
with the enhancement of current technology to enable improved efficiency; energy, cost, and …

Sustainable design and multi-objective optimization of eco-efficient extractive distillation with single and double entrainer (s) for separating the ternary azeotropic …

A Yang, W Wang, S Sun, T Shi, J Ren, M Bai… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable process for the separation of ternary azeotropic mixture tetrahydrofuran/ethanol/
methanol should be developed to recycle value-added organic components and protect …

Investigation on ternary system tetrahydrofuran/ethanol/water with three azeotropes separation via the combination of reactive and extractive distillation

Y Su, A Yang, S **, W Shen, P Cui, J Ren - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a systematic method for conceptual design and multi-objective optimization of
an energy-efficient and sustainable reactive/extractive distillation (RED) process is proposed …

Multi-objective optimization of the intensified extractive distillation with side-reboiler for the recovery of ethyl acetate and methanol from wastewater

A Yang, L Ernawati, M Wang, ZY Kong… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work explores the recovery of ethyl acetate (EtAC) and methanol (MeOH) from
wastewater stream using three different extractive distillation (ED) processes, ie, the triple …

Optimization and control of energy saving side-stream extractive distillation with heat integration for separating ethyl acetate-ethanol azeotrope

T Shi, W Chun, A Yang, Y Su, S **, J Ren… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, limited efforts have focused on the multi-objective optimization and effective
control of the side-stream extractive distillation processes (EDS). Herein, the EDS and a heat …

From CO2 to Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Navigating the Technology Landscape

P Hirunsit, A Senocrate… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sustainable jet fuel plays a crucial role in reducing aviation's carbon footprint, offering a
promising approach toward net-zero emissions in the aviation sector. This work investigates …

Conceptual design of sustainable extractive distillation processes combining preconcentration and extractive distillation functions for separating ternary multi …

C Wang, Y Zhuang, Y Dong, L Liu, L Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Azeotropic mixtures with a large content of one component are often encountered. Several
energy-efficient three-column extractive distillation processes with integrated distillation …