Conceptual process design of extractive distillation processes for ethylbenzene/styrene separation

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2086-2100

  Jongmans, Mark T G ^a   Hermens, Eline ^a   Raijmakers, Mark ^a   Maassen, Jenny I W ^a   Schuur, Boelo ^b   de Haan, André B ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Ethylbenzene; Extractive distillation; Ionic liquids; Styrene; Sulfolane

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; CLOSE-BOILING; DISTILLATION PROCESS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION; HIGH PURITY; IMPURITY LEVEL; LOWER ENERGIES; OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES; STYRENE PRODUCTION; SULFOLANE; TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ETHYLBENZENE; IONIC LIQUIDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROCESS DESIGN; STYRENE;

DISTILLATION;

EID: 84870240612     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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