Review of retrofitting distillation columns using thermally coupled distillation sequences and dividing wall columns to improve energy efficiency

NVD Long, M Lee - Journal of chemical engineering of Japan, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Distillation is a common energy-intensive process. Accordingly, it is the rst process to be
addressed to improve the energy e ciency over both the short-and long-term. Recent studies …

[HTML][HTML] Thermally coupled distillation columns without vapor transfer–Current state and further needs

AS Horsch, M Skiborowski - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Reducing the energy requirements is one essential pillar in the effort to reduce the carbon
footprint of the energy intensive chemical industry. Thermal coupling of distillation columns …

Control analysis of an extractive dividing-wall column used for ethanol dehydration

S Tututi-Avila, A Jiménez-Gutiérrez, J Hahn - Chemical Engineering and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper deals with design and control of an extractive dividing-wall distillation column
(EDWC) for ethanol dehydration using ethylene glycol as entrainer. An initial design, based …

Design of energy-efficient Petlyuk systems

S Hernández, A Jiménez - Computers & chemical engineering, 1999 - Elsevier
A strategy for the energy-efficient design of the fully thermally coupled distillation column
(Petlyuk system) is presented. The strategy is based on a dynamic model and uses two …

Dividing wall distillation columns: Optimization and control properties

FI Gómez‐Castro… - Chemical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The optimal design of dividing wall columns is a non‐linear and multivariable problem, and
the objective function used as optimization criterion is generally non‐convex with several …

Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in extractive distillation

R Gutiérrez-Guerra, JG Segovia-Hernández… - … research and design, 2009 - Elsevier
In this paper, design and optimization procedures are developed for a conventional
extractive distillation sequence and a thermally coupled extractive distillation scheme. The …

A real column design exergy optimization of a cryogenic air separation unit

J Rizk, M Nemer, D Clodic - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Distillation columns are one of the main methods used for separating air components. Their
inconvenient is their high energy consumption. The distillation process is simulated in three …

Design and intensification of distillation processes for furfural and co-products purification considering economic, environmental, safety and control issues

G Contreras-Zarazúa, ME Jasso-Villegas… - … and Processing-Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Furfural is one of those promising chemicals obtained from biomass that is able to compete
with petrochemicals. The purification of furfural is one the most critical stages during its …

Design and optimization, using genetic algorithms, of intensified distillation systems for a class of quaternary mixtures

JA Vazquez–Castillo, JA Venegas–Sánchez… - Computers & Chemical …, 2009 - Elsevier
The design and optimization of a coupled multicomponent distillation system is a non-linear
and multivariable problem. The complexity of this kind of problem results in high solving …

Controllability analysis of thermally coupled distillation systems

S Hernández, A Jiménez - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 1999 - ACS Publications
A comparison of the controllability properties of three thermally coupled distillation
sequences (Petlyuk, sequence with side rectifier, and sequence with side stripper) using …