Efficient integration of optimal solvent and process design using molecular clustering

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 6316-6336

  Papadopoulos, Athanasios I ^a   Linke, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering; Extractive distillation; Gas absorption; Liquid liquid extraction; Process synthesis; Solvent design

Indexed keywords

GAS ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

CLUSTERING; EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; SOLVENT DESIGN;

SOLVENTS;

GAS ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SOLVENTS;

EID: 33747020965     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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