Improving the Efficiency and Capacity of Methanol-Water Distillation Trays

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 6601-6606

  Yang, N S ^a   Chuang, K T ^a   Afacan, A ^a   Resetarits, M R ^b   Binkley, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Koch Glitsch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; DISTILLATION; MIXTURES; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

PURIFICATION COLUMNS;

METHANOL;

METHANOL; WATER;

EFFICIENCY; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; METHANOL; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISTILLATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARANGONI EFFECT; MATERIALS; PRODUCTIVITY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0345167952     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030407n     Document Type: Article

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