Economic, environmental, energy and exergy analysis and multi-objective optimization for efficient purification of a friendly gasoline additive by extractive distillation …

Y Jiao, M Yan, X Wang, J Zhong, Y Chen, W Zhu, X Li… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethyl tert-butyl ether, an environmentally friendly gasoline additive, has high industrial
application value, which is very necessary to study the refined process. The development of …

Energy-saving design and multi-objective optimisation of triple-column pressure-swing distillation configuration for separating n-propanol/benzene/water mixture with …

J Zhai, X Chen, H Xie, Z Peng, Q Sun, S Huang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The separation of ternary azeotropic mixtures with multiple azeotropes is often encountered
in industrial wastewater treatment. This study explores separating the n-propanol/benzene …

Separation of a two binary-azeotrope acetonitrile-cyclohexane-toluene ternary mixture via continuous triple column extractive distillation with heat integration: design …

S Salmanipour, A Aghdami, SM Abdoli… - Separation Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Using a sustainable method for separating azeotropic mixtures, such as extractive
distillation, is crucial for environmental and resource sustainability. Cyclohexane …

Improved Harmony Search Algorithm for Enhancing Efficiency and Quality in Optimization of the Distillation Process

Z Ding, H Zhang, H Li, J Chen, P Lu, C Hua - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reducing production costs is one of the main objectives of process intensification; in this
work, production costs of the distillation process are reduced by reducing equipment size …

Proportional-Integral Control and ARX-based Model Predictive Control for Extractive Dividing Wall Column

H Zhang, J Chen, C Hua, Z Ding, P Lu… - Chemical Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extractive dividing wall column (EDWC) is a typical process intensification technology and
possesses significant energy-saving prospects, while the poor dynamic controllability …

Design and energy-saving strategy of sustainable pressure-swing distillation with thermally and electrically coupled intensification for separating ternary mixture with …

J Zhai, H Xie, X Chen, Z Peng, Q Sun, J Li - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The separation of ternary mixtures that form multiple azeotropes is frequently encountered in
industry. Benefiting from the pressure-sensitive nature of the azeotropic mixture, the …

Design and control of a novel multi-product extractive dividing wall column process for recycling organics from wastewater

J Kong, M Meng, J Yan, Z Zhang, J Li, L Sun - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The wastewater from a pharmaceutical plant consists of a tetrahydrofuran/isopropanol/water
azeotrope. This investigation utilizes dimethyl sulfoxide as an extractant and employs an …

Dual-objective optimization and energy efficiency enhancement of natural decantation assisted extractive distillation process for n-butanol/isobutanol/water separation

M Li, J Peng, Y Cheng, Z Zhang, Y Ma, J Gao - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Isobutanol (i-BuOH) and n-butanol (n-BuOH) are widely used as solvents and organic raw
materials in fine chemical and pharmaceutical fields. Hence the recovery of high-purity …

Enhanced reaction extraction distillation via multi-objective optimization and 4E analysis for sustainable recovery of organic compounds from wastewater

Y Wang, W Zhu, H Cheng, J Zhong, X Li, J Qi… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Resource utilization and sustainable treatment of wastewater, which can achieve efficient
energy utilization and environmental protection, have received hot social attention …

Mechanistic Analysis and Process Simulation of Ethyl Acetate-Ethanol Separation by Complex Solvent Extractive Distillation

J Liu, Y Yin, S Dai, B Liu, Q Wang - ACS Omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Developing high-performance solvents for extraction and optimizing process technologies is
crucial for efficient extractive distillation (ED) separation of azeotrope mixtures. In this paper …