Energy efficiency improvement of a bioethanol distillery, by replacing a rectifying column with a pervaporation unit

A Tgarguifa, S Abderafi, T Bounahmidi - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Separation methods for ethanol production are among the most energy consumption in
chemical industry. The design of efficient process is part of challenges faced by process …

[HTML][HTML] Single-and multi-objective optimisation of hybrid distillation-pervaporation and dividing wall column structures

DN Chia, F Duanmu, E Sorensen - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The separation of azeotropic mixtures is often energy intensive, thus process intensification
(PI) becomes an attractive route to enhance energy efficiency. Two of the most commonly …

Systematic design of separation process for bioethanol production from corn stover

S Amornraksa, I Subsaipin, L Simasatitkul… - BMC Chemical …, 2020 - Springer
Separation process is very crucial in bioethanol production as it consumes the highest
energy in the process. Unlike other works, this research systematically designed a suitable …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design of hybrid distillation-membrane processes based on a superstructure approach

DN Chia, E Sorensen - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Considerable effort is currently being put towards process intensification to design more
sustainable and energy-efficient processes. Hybrid distillation-membrane processes are …

Characterization of the structure and transport properties of alginate/chitosan microparticle membranes utilized in the pervaporative dehydration of ethanol

G Dudek, P Borys, A Strzelewicz, M Krasowska - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The structure and transport properties of alginate/chitosan microparticle membranes used in
ethanol dehydration processes were investigated. The membranes were characterized …