Reactive distillation process, a representative process intensification technology, has been
widely applied in the chemical industry. However, due to the strong interaction between …

This tutorial and review of multi-objective optimization (MOO) gives a detailed explanation of
the 5 steps to create, solve, and then select the optimum result. Unlike single-objective …

The global plastics industry urgently requires a shift to sustainable manufacturing, but only a
mere fraction of these plastics have been explored for their life cycle environmental impacts …

In this work, a systematic method for conceptual design and multi-objective optimization of
an energy-efficient and sustainable reactive/extractive distillation (RED) process is proposed …

An intensified scheme for the separation of ternary azeotropic system is explored to reduce
the energy consumption and recycle important organic solvents. Herein, a novel double …

The design of the diethyl carbonate (DEC) production process has received much attention
due to its key role as the oxygenated gasoline additive with much fewer environmental and …

Process Intensification (PI) is a vast and growing area in Chemical Engineering, which deals
with the enhancement of current technology to enable improved efficiency; energy, cost, and …

Levulinic acid obtained from acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is considered within
the twelve main chemicals from biomass in terms of economic potential due to its large …

In recent years, the production and consumption of fossil jet fuel have increased as a
consequence of a rise in the number of passengers and goods transported by air. Despite …

Chemical reactors are employed to produce several materials, which are utilized in
numerous applications. The wide use of these chemical engineering units shows their …