Energy and exergy analysis of a stacked complex sequence and alternatives for ternary distillation

WT Tang, JD Ward - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Detailed energy and exergy analyses are conducted for a stacked complex sequence (SCS)
and alternatives for a ternary zeotropic distillation problem. Multi-objective optimizations are …

[HTML][HTML] From power to heat: Strategies for electrifying distillation for sustainable chemical processes

Z Mekidiche, JA Labarta, J Javaloyes-Anton… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of sustainable development and environmental protection, particularly in the
reduction of atmospheric CO 2 emissions, the transition from fuel-based to electrified …

Stacked Side-Stream distillation sequences

WT Tang, CK Chien, JD Ward - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Distillation consumes a great deal of energy worldwide and research on methods to reduce
this consumption is ongoing. One strategy is column stacking (CS), in which the operating …

Combinatorial energy intensification of a ternary distillation process

CS Gan, WT Tang, JD Ward - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Engineers seeking to improve performance and reduce the cost and environmental impact
of distillation processes by energy intensification face a plethora of choices, including cyclic …

Comparison of Separation Alternatives for Two Industrial C6–C7 Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures Including Stacked Complex Sequences

WT Tang, JD Ward - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Distillation configurations are optimized and compared for two industrially relevant C6–C7
aliphatic hydrocarbon mixtures: methylcyclopentane/cyclohexane/methylcyclohexane …

Improved extractive distillation process using dual decanters

WL Luyben - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Novel distillation configurations continue to appear in the literature despite the predictions
made many decades ago that distillation had attained the status of a mature and stagnant …