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 …

Towards sustainable separation of the ternary azeotropic mixture based on the intensified reactive-extractive distillation configurations and multi-objective particle …

A Yang, Y Su, S Sun, W Shen, M Bai, J Ren - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The separation of ternary azeotropic systems has received significant interest as it enables
the recovery of value-added organic solvents, subsequently contribute towards …

Heat integration and dynamic control for separating the ternary azeotrope of butanone/isopropanol/n-heptane via pressure-swing distillation

F Zhang, D Sun, Y Li, B Shan, Y Ma, Y Wang… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an economical and robust triple column pressure-swing distillation (TCPSD)
process for the separation of butanone/isopropanol/n-heptane (MEK/IPA/n-heptane) ternary …

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 …

Multi-objective optimization of the intensified extractive distillation with side-reboiler for the recovery of ethyl acetate and methanol from wastewater

A Yang, L Ernawati, M Wang, ZY Kong… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work explores the recovery of ethyl acetate (EtAC) and methanol (MeOH) from
wastewater stream using three different extractive distillation (ED) processes, ie, the triple …

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 …

Optimal design and effective control of triple-column extractive distillation for separating ethyl acetate/ethanol/water with multiazeotrope

A Yang, H Zou, IL Chien, D Wang, S Wei… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The separation of the ternary nonideal system ethyl acetate (EtAC)/ethanol (EtOH)/water
with multiazeotropes is very important since they are always generated in the production …

Optimization and control of energy saving side-stream extractive distillation with heat integration for separating ethyl acetate-ethanol azeotrope

T Shi, W Chun, A Yang, Y Su, S **, J Ren… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, limited efforts have focused on the multi-objective optimization and effective
control of the side-stream extractive distillation processes (EDS). Herein, the EDS and a heat …

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 …