Extractive distillation processes enable the separation of non-ideal mixtures, including
minimum or maximum boiling azeotropes and low relative volatility mixtures. Unlike …

Sustainability has been defined as the concept of meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [1]. Other definitions …

The binary mixture of methanol–chloroform exhibits a minimum-boiling azeotrope with∼ 34
mol% methanol at 327 K under atmospheric pressure. In this paper, design and control of …

This work addressed the rigorous modeling of catalytic distillation columns by
simultaneously considering relevant phenomena such as pressure drop across the column …

Ethanol is attracting the attention of researchers because of its potential in reducing the
dependence on crude oil together with the possible reduction in the pollution associated …

Considering that an analysis of both dynamic behavior and controllability of an extractive
distillation process is important, and also taking into consideration the absence of studies in …

The simultaneous optimal design and control problem of an extractive distillation system is
studied using a rigorous model and solved when the feed is subjected to composition …

A direct synthesis pathway of tetraethyl orthosilicate from silica and ethanol was recently
proposed. Although this pathway has many advantages over the conventional one …

The concept of diabatic distillation is applied to an extractive distillation system of ethanol,
which uses glycerol as entrainer, to study the influence of heat flows in optimal design …

Ionic liquids (ILs) have been recently considered as potential entrainers for extractive
distillation. The use of ILs may affect the vapor-liquid properties to aid the separation of …