Separation of tetrahydrofuran-water azeotropic mixture by batch extractive distillation process

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 6 A, 2006, Pages 478-482

  Xu, S ^a   Wang, H ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,2 propanediol; Azeotropic mixture; Batch extractive distillation; Simulation; Tetrahydrofuran; Water

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; WATER;

BATCH EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS; PROPANEDIOL; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

AZEOTROPES;

AZEOTROPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; WATER;

EID: 33745601931     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd05050     Document Type: Article

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