Process intensification from conventional to advanced distillations: Past, present, and future

ZY Kong, E Sánchez-Ramírez, A Yang, W Shen… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
This perspective paper features the process intensification (PI) application for advanced
distillation-based processes. Starting with the historical background of generic PI, we …

Design and optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for ternary azeotropic separation: A case considering the effect of side reactions

ZY Kong, A Yang, CC Tsai, VSK Adi… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hybrid reactive-extractive distillation (RED) has been popular for separating azeotropic
mixtures, as it combines the chemical reaction and physical azeotropic separation in a …

A perspective on the inevitable side reactions in ethylene-glycol based reactive-extractive distillation

CC Tsai, ZY Kong, A Yang, VSK Adi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This perspective article provides insights into the emerging field of ethylene glycol (EG)
based reactive-extractive distillation (RED) for azeotropic mixture separation, challenging …

Design and multiple performance evaluation of green sustainable process for azeotropes separation via extractive distillation

J Zhong, H Cheng, Y Dai, Y Jiao, K Wang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent liquid mixtures, particularly azeotropes, are extensively utilized in the
chemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical, and other processing industries. Energy-saving and …

Toward a Flexible Design for the Bioethanol Dehydration Using Extractive Distillation. Part 1: Steady-State Design and Optimization

CY Tsai, T Ang, ZY Kong, J Sunarso… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study introduces a novel approach to the initial design of bioethanol dehydration,
incorporating process fluctuations. Unlike previous studies, which overlooked fluctuations …

Design and multiple performance evaluation of green energy saving process for ethyl acetate/ethanol/water azeotrope separation by extractive distillation based on …

H Cheng, J Zhong, Y Dai, Y Jiao, Z Zhu, P Cui… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The clean and efficient separation of ethyl acetate/ethanol/water azeotrope is of great
significance for the production of high-purity ethyl acetate. In this study, a highly efficient …

Towards energy saving and carbon reduction of pressure-swing distillation for separating the ternary azeotropic mixtures by thermodynamic insights and process …

A Yang, ZY Kong, J Sunarso, W Shen - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recovery and separation of organic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), ethanol
(EtOH), and methanol (MeOH) are important to protect the environment and save resources …

Evaluation on the separation effect and extractant recovery efficiency of extractive distillation for separating ethyl acetate/methanol with ionic liquids as extractants

L Yan, J Li, X Jian, X Li, J Zhang, Q Ye - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
For the purpose of recycling resource and cleaner production, the extractive distillation
schemes with different ionic liquids as extractants are proposed to separate ethyl acetate …

Novel hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for separation of tetrahydrofuran, ethanol, and water azeotropic system with rigorous side reactions consideration

CC Tsai, ZY Kong, A Yang, J Sunarso… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study builds upon our previous research work (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2023, 62, 27,
10,601–10,610), which investigated the impact of considering the side reactions in the …