Design and optimisation of novel hybrid side-stream reactive-extractive distillation for recovery of isopropyl alcohol and ethyl acetate from wastewater

A Yang, ZY Kong, J Sunarso - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
For the first time, we developed a novel side-stream double-column reactive-extractive
distillation (SS-DCRED) for the recovery of isopropanol (IPA) and ethyl acetate (EA) from …

Recent progress on hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for azeotropic separation: A short review

ZY Kong, J Sunarso, A Yang - Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The reactive-extractive distillation (RED) has the advantages of combining the beneficial
features of both reaction and separation processes. Relative to the conventional reactive or …

Process intensification from conventional to advanced distillations: Past, present, and future

ZY Kong, E Sánchez-Ramírez, A Yang, W Shen… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
This perspective paper features the process intensification (PI) application for advanced
distillation-based processes. Starting with the historical background of generic PI, we …

Design and multi-objective optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for separating wastewater containing benzene and isopropanol

J Yan, J Liu, J Ren, Y Wu, X Li, T Sun, L Sun - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recycling of wastewater in chemical industry is of great significance because it can
recover valuable organic solvents and prevent environmental pollution. In this work …

Sustainable design and multi-objective optimization of eco-efficient extractive distillation with single and double entrainer (s) for separating the ternary azeotropic …

A Yang, W Wang, S Sun, T Shi, J Ren, M Bai… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable process for the separation of ternary azeotropic mixture tetrahydrofuran/ethanol/
methanol should be developed to recycle value-added organic components and protect …

Novel energy-efficient designs of heterogeneous azeotropic distillation for separating ternary organic wastewater based on self-heat recuperation technology

H Wu, Q Ye, J Li, Z Xu, J Pan - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of a heterogeneous region in the ternary diagram of 1, 4-dioxane/water/ethyl
acetate allows for separation by conventional three-column heterogeneous azeotropic …

Multi-objective optimization of the intensified extractive distillation with side-reboiler for the recovery of ethyl acetate and methanol from wastewater

A Yang, L Ernawati, M Wang, ZY Kong… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work explores the recovery of ethyl acetate (EtAC) and methanol (MeOH) from
wastewater stream using three different extractive distillation (ED) processes, ie, the triple …

Design and optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for ternary azeotropic separation: A case considering the effect of side reactions

ZY Kong, A Yang, CC Tsai, VSK Adi… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hybrid reactive-extractive distillation (RED) has been popular for separating azeotropic
mixtures, as it combines the chemical reaction and physical azeotropic separation in a …

Energy-efficient hybrid reactive-extractive distillation with a preconcentration column for recovering isopropyl alcohol and diisopropyl ether from wastewater: process …

ZY Kong, A Yang, J Chua, JJ Chew… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A reactive-extractive distillation (RED) combines the beneficial features of both reactive and
extractive distillations in one column and relies on the reaction heat for the subsequent …

Industrial carbon emission efficiency prediction and carbon emission reduction strategies based on multi-objective particle swarm optimization-backpropagation: A …

H Jiang, J Yin, D Wei, X Luo, Y Ding, R Xia - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Against the backdrop of global climate change, industrial carbon emission reduction has
become an important pathway to for global low-carbon development. This study constructs a …