Minimizing costs in near-critical bioethanol extraction and dehydration processes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3785-3795

  Paulo, Cecilia I ^a   Soledad Diaz, M ^a   Brignole, Esteban A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; COST OPTIMIZATION; DEHYDRATION PROCESS; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; EQUATION OF STATE; ETHANOL DEHYDRATION; GCA-EOS; GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS; HEAT PUMPS; INTEGRATION SCHEME; MINIMIZING COSTS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEM; PROCESS STREAMS; PRODUCT COST; SUPERCRITICAL PROPANE; THERMODYNAMIC PREDICTIONS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

BIOETHANOL; COST ACCOUNTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; PROPANE; VAPORS;

DEHYDRATION;

EID: 84862667574     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef3002907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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