Dividing wall columns in chemical process industry: A review on current activities

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-417

  Yildirim, Ömer ^a   Kiss, Anton A ^b   Kenig, Eugeny Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azeotropic distillation; Control; Distillation; Dividing wall column; Extractive distillation; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION; CAPITAL COSTS; CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY; CONTROL ISSUES; DIVIDING WALL COLUMNS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION; ON CURRENTS; REACTIVE DISTILLATIONS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SEPARATION METHODS; TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENT; MODELLING AND CONTROLS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DISTILLATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; CONTROL;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

EID: 79961025968     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.05.009     Document Type: Review

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