Improving the understanding of a novel complex azeotropic distillation process using a simplified graphical model and simulation

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 483-493

  Diamond, Deirdre ^a   Hahn, Tristan ^a   Becker, Hans ^b   Patterson, Greg ^c  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

^b LINDE AG   (Germany)

^c Olefinss and Surfactants   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Graphical conceptualising techniques; Heterogeneous azeotropic distillation; Quaternary systems; Recovery of olefins from oxygenates; Steady state simulations

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPES; BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PROCESS CONTROL;

PROCESS SYNTHESIS;

DISTILLATION;

AZEOTROPIC MIXTURE; DISTILLATION; ENTRAINER; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; OLEFIN; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0242497817     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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