Economically and thermodynamically efficient pressure-swing distillation with heat integration and heat pump techniques

J Zhai, X Chen, X Sun, H **e - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The recovery of isopropanol from wastewater is of significance in the industry in light of
sustainable development and public health. In this study, the separation has been …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A technological update on heat pumps for industrial applications

S Bobbo, G Lombardo, D Menegazzo, L Vallese… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
It is now widely confirmed by scientific evidence that greenhouse gas emissions must be
reduced to counteract the effects of global warming. The production of heat for industrial …

Sustainable process design and multi-objective optimization of efficient and energy-saving separation of xylene isomers via extractive distillation based on double …

Y Wang, S Wang, B Shan, Y Ma, Q Xu, Y Wang… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The focus of the chemical industry on environmental protection and energy conservation has
driven the development of green distillation technology. Xylene isomers are extensively …

Electrification of distillation for decarbonization: An overview and perspective

C Cui, M Qi, X Zhang, J Sun, Q Li, AA Kiss… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Distillation remains the leading and most frequently adopted technique for the separation
and purification of condensable mixtures in numerous industries. However, the inherently …

Process design and multi-objective optimization of efficient heat utilization distillation based on the influence of pressure and entrainer flow on separation performance

C Li, L Zhong, Y Wang, D Sun, Y Li, P Cui… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel strategy for optimizing extractive pressing-swing distillation for separating pressure-
sensitive azeotropic mixtures comprising ethyl acetate/ethanol/butanone was proposed …

Design and control analysis of the side-stream extractive distillation column with low concentration intermediate-boiling entrainer

C Wang, Y Zhuang, Y Dong, L Zhang, L Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Side-stream extractive distillation (SSED) column has attracted increasing attentions due to
its simple structure for separating the binary azeotropes using intermediate-boiling entrainer …

Heat-integrated extractive distillation for separating tetrahydrofuran/methanol/water with ionic liquid-based mixed entrainer: Molecular mechanism and process …

G Zhang, B Yang, S Yang, Z Lei, P Xu - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) and methanol (MeOH) are commonly used raw materials and
reagents in the chemical industry, but the azeotropic phenomenon between the two …

Sustainable and efficient process design for wastewater recovery of cyclohexane/isopropyl alcohol azeotrope by extractive distillation based on multi-objective genetic …

K Wang, L **n, Y Zhang, J Qi, Z Zhu, Y Wang… - … Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyclohexane and isopropyl alcohol are widely used in the chemical and pharmaceutical
industries. There is a strong industrial need for the refinement of cyclohexane and isopropyl …

Investigation on energy-saving extractive distillation for recovering ethanol and 1, 4-dioxane from wastewater

Q Rui, Q Ye, J Li, Y Wang, A Yu - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy-saving extractive distillation for separating ethanol and 1, 4-dioxane from the
industrial effluent is proposed. From the point of COSMO-SAC model and thermodynamic …