It is of great significance to design a sustainable extractive distillation separation
configuration that can implement efficient separation of the ternary multi-azeotropic mixtures …

This paper explores the basis on which reliable screening of distillation sequences for
energy-efficient separation of zeotropic multicomponent mixtures can be carried out. A case …

Designing configurations for separation of multicomponent mixtures by distillation is
challenging because of (i) combinatorial explosion of the choice set, and (ii) nonconvex …

A method of synthesis of heat-integrated distillation sequences with mechanical vapor
recompression (MVR-HIDSs) is proposed based on stochastic optimization in this study. The …

The research on simultaneously synthesizing heat-integrated distillation (HID) processes
has primarily focused on non-azeotropic mixtures, utilizing the Winn-Underwood-Gilliland …

In chemical process designs, optimizing stage numbers in the multi-stage separation
process is a common and challenging mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) …

Determining the optimal state number in distillation column design is a mixed-integer
nonlinear programming (MINLP) problem, which is difficult to solve. One strategy to solve …

Cascade refrigeration system (CRS) can meet a wider range of refrigeration temperature
requirements and is more energy efficient than single-refrigerant refrigeration system …

The optimal synthesis of distillation sequences has been a popular research topic in the field
of chemical process system engineering for many years. In most works, the optimization …

In the chemical process, reactor and distillation sequence are interconnected by the reactor
effluent and recycle streams, and affect the heat exchanger network (HEN). A systematic …