Separations account for approximately 50% of all manufacturing costs, making the selection
of the proper technology, and a potential affinity separation agent (ASA) of essential …

The need for greater sustainability for the production of fuels and chemicals has spurred
significant research to rethink energy use in the chemical industry, and eventually substitute …

In order to achieve net-zero emissions until 2050, it is of utmost importance to improve the
energy efficiency and thereby reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the chemical …

In the quest for a sustainable bio-based economy, biorefineries play a central role as they
involve the sustainable processing of biomass into marketable products and energy. This …

Butanol is considered a superior biofuel, as it is more energy dense and less hygroscopic
than the more popular ethanol, resulting in higher possible blending ratios with gasoline …

There are numerous issues with the separation process for ternary systems containing multi-
azeotropes. Specially, for the aqueous azeotrope as ethyl acetate-isopropanol-water, the …

Industrial processes with applications such as pasteurization, drying and distillation have
heat demand at a temperature between 100–125° C. Industries with large amounts of waste …

Ionic liquids (ILs), as novel absorbents, draw considerable attention for their potential roles
in replacing water or LiBr aqueous solutions in conventional NH 3/H 2 O or H 2 O/LiBr …

Acetic acid is an essential chemical product. The need for 'green'acetic acid has spurred
new research in developing more sustainable processes. This paper presents an original …

The biobutanol stream obtained after the fermentation step in the acetone–butanol–ethanol
process has a low concentration (less than 3 wt% butanol) that leads to high energy usage …