Using feasible regions to design and optimize reactive distillation columns with ideal VLE

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1744-1753

  Hoffmaster, Warren R ^a   Hauan, Steinar ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feasibility analysis; Feasible regions; Reactive distillation design

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; FEASIBLE REGIONS; REACTIVE DISTILLATION DESIGN; VAPOR LIQUID EQUILIBRIA (VLE);

BINARY MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRODUCT DESIGN;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

BINARY MIXTURES; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33646350245     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10765     Document Type: Article

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