Simultaneous design of ionic liquid entrainers and energy efficient azeotropic separation processes

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 248-262

  Roughton, Brock C ^a   Christian, Brianna ^a   White, John ^a   Camarda, Kyle V ^a   Gani, Rafiqul ^b  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Azeotropic separation processes; Computer aided molecular design; Ionic liquids

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; AZEOTROPIC MIXTURE; AZEOTROPIC SEPARATION; COMPUTER AIDED MOLECULAR DESIGN; DRIVING FORCES; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENTRAINERS; ETHANOL-WATER; EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION; GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS; LIQUID CONCENTRATION; PROPERTY MODELS; RECOVERY STAGES; SCREEN DESIGN; SIMULTANEOUS DESIGNS; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; UNIFAC MODEL;

ACETONE; AZEOTROPES; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; METHANOL; POSITIVE IONS; SEPARATION;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84861578180     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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