Process intensification offers the potential to drastically reduce the energy consumption and
cost of producing chemicals from both bulk and distributed feedstocks. This review article …

This work presents a comprehensive insight about simulated moving bed (SMB) technology,
from concept to unit operation and process demonstration. A particular relevance is given to …

A systematic global optimization‐based process synthesis framework is presented to
determine the most profitable processes to produce aromatics from natural gas. Several …

The pursuit toward an environmentally sustainable energy landscape requires the
development of economically competitive renewable processes. Efficient utilization of …

One of the first applications of Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) technology was in p‐xylene
recovery from mixed xylenes. The three main industrial processes for p‐xylene separation …

The MIL-53 class of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has recently generated interest as
potential adsorbents for xylene mixture separations. Cost-effective separation of xylene …

Multiobjective optimization of simulated moving bed systems for chiral separations is studied
by incorporating standing wave design into the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm with …

The addition of iron to the synthesis of ZSM-5 catalysts (Si/Al= 21) was studied in xylene
isomerization reactions. Pt impregnation was conducted by partial vacuum impregnation on …

The separation performance of the metal− organic framework MIL-47 for xylene isomers was
studied by Monte Carlo simulations in the grand-canonical ensemble. The experimental …

The environmentally friendly and efficient preparation of high-purity P-xylene (PX) through
suspension crystallization technology holds great significance for further advancement of the …