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 …

Roles and gains of coordination chemistry in nanofiltration membrane: A review

Z Zhou, TD Lu, SP Sun, Q Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The nanofiltration (NF) membranes with the specific separation accuracy for molecules with
the size of 0.5–2 nm have been applied in various industries. However, the traditional …

Design and multi-objective optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for separating wastewater containing benzene and isopropanol

J Yan, J Liu, J Ren, Y Wu, X Li, T Sun, L Sun - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recycling of wastewater in chemical industry is of great significance because it can
recover valuable organic solvents and prevent environmental pollution. In this work …

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 …

Energy-efficient hybrid reactive-extractive distillation with a preconcentration column for recovering isopropyl alcohol and diisopropyl ether from wastewater: process …

ZY Kong, A Yang, J Chua, JJ Chew… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A reactive-extractive distillation (RED) combines the beneficial features of both reactive and
extractive distillations in one column and relies on the reaction heat for the subsequent …

Performance improvement of the bottoming steam Rankine cycle (SRC) and organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems for a triple combined system using gas turbine (GT) …

Ö Köse, Y Koç, H Yağlı - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, performance improvement of SRC and ORC systems used as a
bottoming system in a GT based triple combined system was evaluated for varying turbine …

An intensified energy-saving architecture for side-stream extractive distillation of four-azeotrope mixtures considering economic, environmental and safety criteria …

S Sun, L Fu, A Yang, W Shen - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Side-stream extractive distillation is used in separating azeotropic mixtures due to its
advantages in energy-saving. However, environmental and safety aspects should also be …

Sustainable and efficient separation of ternary multi-azeotropic mixture butanone/ethanol/water based on the intensified reactive extractive distillation: process design …

Z Li, X Huang, L Wang, Y Chen, T Shi… - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
It is of great significance and necessity to develop a sustainable and efficient separation
scheme of butanone (MEK), ethanol (EtOH), and water, which are usually formed during the …

Multi-objective optimization of organic Rankine cycle system for the waste heat recovery in the heat pump assisted reactive dividing wall column

A Yang, Y Su, W Shen, IL Chien, J Ren - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of heat pump (HP) technique to reactive dividing wall column (RDWC)
achieving energy-saving has received more and more attention, however, massive low …