Simulation and environmental evaluation of process design: Distillation vs. hybrid distillation-pervaporation for methanol/tetrahydrofuran separation

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 565-575

  Luis, P ^a   Amelio, A ^a,b   Vreysen, S ^c   Calabro, V ^b   Van der Bruggen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hybrid pervaporation distillation; Incineration; Life cycle assessment; Pressure swing distillation; Solvent recovery

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATION; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PERVAPORATION;

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESS; HYBRID CONFIGURATIONS; HYBRID PERVAPORATION-DISTILLATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRESSURE SWING DISTILLATION; SOLVENT RECOVERY;

DISTILLATION;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DISTILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEPARATION; VALUATION;

EID: 84883202077     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.040     Document Type: Article

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