Process analysis and optimisation of hybrid processes for the dehydration of ethanol

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1171-1185

  Roth, Tim ^a,b   Kreis, Peter ^a,c   Górak, Andrzej ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

^c EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dewatering of ethanol; Evolutionary algorithm; Hybrid processes; Process analysis; Process optimisation; Vapour permeation

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CONFIGURATION; DEHYDRATION OF ETHANOL; HYBRID PROCESS; NONEQUILIBRIUM MODEL; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION; PROCESS ANALYSIS; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; VAPOUR PERMEATION;

ADSORPTION; DEWATERING; DISTILLATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OPERATING COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; VAPORS;

ETHANOL;

EID: 84878977200     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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