Azeotropic distillation: A review of mathematical models

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-129

  Li, Jianwei ^a   Lei, Zhigang ^a   Ding, Zhongwei ^a   Li, Chengyue ^a   Chen, Biaohua ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Azeotropic distillation; Entrainer; Graphical method; Mathematical models; Multiple steady state; Special distillation process

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION; CATALYTIC DISTILLATION; MULTIPLE STEADY STATES (MSS);

DISTILLATION;

EID: 27144466577     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SPM-200054984     Document Type: Review

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