Optimal synthesis and design of extractive distillation systems for bioethanol separation: From simple to complex columns

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 373-378

  Errico, Massimiliano ^a,b   Rong, Ben Guang ^b   Tola, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioethanol separation; Energy and capital cost savings; Extractive distillation; Optimal synthesis and design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879024597     PISSN: 15707946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63234-0.50063-4     Document Type: Chapter

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