Ethylene separation by feed-splitting from light gases

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4518-4523

  Salerno, Daniel ^a   Arellano Garcia, Harvey ^a   Wozny, Günter ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distillation; Energy saving; Ethylene separation; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; METHANE; PILOT PLANTS; REFRIGERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOWERS;

CONDENSER HEAT; CONDENSER TEMPERATURE; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; FEED-SPLITTING; FRACTIONATION COLUMN; OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE; PETROCHEMICAL PROCESS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCT PURITY; REBOILER HEAT; REFLUX RATIO; REFRIGERATION CYCLES; RELATIVE VOLATILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ETHYLENE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDENSATE; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EQUIPMENT; ETHYLENE; FRACTIONATION; GAS FLOW; METHANE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

EID: 79959376770     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.064     Document Type: Article

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