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A Framework for the Systematic Design of Hybrid Separation Processes
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In this article, the authors present a systematic framework for the design of separation flow sheets for non-ideal or azeotropic mixtures or hybrid separation processes, which allows the systematic generation and evaluation of separation processes and is illustrated with the case of the separation of ethanol and water.About:
This article is published in Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering.The article was published on 2008-06-01. It has received 77 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nonlinear programming.read more
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Separation of butanol from acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation by a hybrid extraction–distillation process
TL;DR: It is shown that the total annualized costs of the novel process are considerably lower compared to the costs of alternative hybrid or pure distillation processes.
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Perspectives for process systems engineering—Personal views from academia and industry
TL;DR: This essay redefines PSE as an active and future-proof research field which can play an active role in providing enabling technologies for product and process innovations in the chemical industries and beyond.
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An overview of process systems engineering approaches for process intensification: State of the art
TL;DR: An overview of the development of various process intensification technologies, specifically those under the categories of separation, reaction, hybrid reaction/separation, and alternative energy sources are provided.
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Process intensification: A perspective on process synthesis
TL;DR: A knowledge base tool storing and retrieving necessary information/data about intensified processes/equipments has been highlighted including metrics for performance evaluation and a general systematic framework for synthesis and design of PI options in hierarchical steps is presented.
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Opportunities and challenges for process control in process intensification
TL;DR: In this paper, a review and position article discussing the role and prospective for process control in process intensification is presented, and a new concept of process synthesis is elaborated, which enables integration of process operation, design and control through dynamic optimization.
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Journal review. Azeotropic distillation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed advances in the methodologies for the synthesis, design, analysis and control of separation sequences involving homogeneous and heterogeneous azeotropic towers, focusing on the methods of computing all of the azeotropes associated with a multicomponent mixture.
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Optimal design of thermally coupled distillation columns
TL;DR: In this article, the optimal design of thermally coupled distillation columns and dividing wall columns using detailed column models and mathematical optimization is considered, and possible savings in both operating and capital costs of up to 30% are illustrated using two case studies.
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A multi-step and multi-level approach for computer aided molecular design
TL;DR: A general multi-step approach for setting up, solving and solution analysis of computer aided molecular design (CAMD) problems is presented and incorporates a knowledge base for the identification and setup of the design criteria.
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Shortcut methods for nonideal multicomponent distillation: 2. Complex columns
TL;DR: In this paper, the rectification body method (RBM) is proposed for calculating the minimum energy demand of homogeneous, azeotropic multicomponent distillation processes, which employs all pinch point branches of both column sections and thus requires no a priori selection of active pinch points.
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A new pressure-swing-distillation process for separating homogeneous azeotropic mixtures
TL;DR: In this article, a pressure-insensitive binary azeotropes can be separated using novel entrainers that form pressure-sensitive distillation boundaries, and the separations of ethanol from water and acetone from methanol are demonstrated.