Design and economic optimization of azeotropic distillation processes using mixed-integer nonlinear programming

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1271-1286

  Bauer, M H ^a   Stichlmair, J ^b  

^a WACKER CHEMIE AG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; MIXED INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

DESIGN; DISTILLATION; MIXTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0032552248     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(98)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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