Reducing the energy demand of corn-based fuel ethanol through salt extractive distillation enabled by electrodialysis

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-172

  Hussain, Mohammed A M ^a   Anthony, Jennifer L ^a   Pfromm, Peter H ^a  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Electrodialytic concentration; Ethanol distillation; Fuel ethanol; Salt extractive distillation

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ETHANOL PLANTS; EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION BROTHS; FUEL ETHANOL; NON RANDOM TWO LIQUIDS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; REDLICH-KWONG; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; WATER-ETHANOL;

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; LIQUIDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPRAY DRYING; THERMAL ENERGY; WATER VAPOR;

BIOETHANOL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 83255186849     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12577     Document Type: Article

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