Conceptual design of unit operations to separate aromatic hydrocarbons from naphtha using ionic liquids. COSMO-based process simulations with multi-component "real" mixture feed

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 632-647

  Ferro, V R ^a   de Riva, J ^a   Sanchez, D ^a   Ruiz, E ^a   Palomar, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromatic aliphatic separation; Aspen Plus; COSMO models; Ionic liquids; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; BENZENE REFINING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DISTILLATION; HEPTANE; HEXANE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; NAPHTHAS; PROCESS DESIGN; SOLVENTS;

ASPEN PLUS; COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; COSMO MODEL; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURE; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SOLVENT-TO-FEED RATIOS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84922321853     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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