Control of the heterogeneous azeotropic n-butanol/water distillation system

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 4249-4258

  Luyben, William L ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOLS; AZEOTROPES; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MIXTURES; PERVAPORATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STRIPPING (DYES); VAPOR PRESSURE;

AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATIONS; CONTROL STRUCTURES; DISTILLATION SYSTEMS; ETHANOL FERMENTATIONS; FED BATCHES; FEED COMPOSITIONS; FUEL QUALITIES; HEAT OF VAPORIZATIONS; HIGHER ENERGY DENSITIES; LARGE DISTURBANCES; LIQUID EXTRACTIONS; LOWER VAPOR PRESSURES; OCTANE NUMBERS; TWO LIQUID PHASES;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 57849150997     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef8004064     Document Type: Article

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