Towards sustainable separation of the ternary azeotropic mixture based on the intensified reactive-extractive distillation configurations and multi-objective particle …

A Yang, Y Su, S Sun, W Shen, M Bai, J Ren - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The separation of ternary azeotropic systems has received significant interest as it enables
the recovery of value-added organic solvents, subsequently contribute towards …

Design and multi-objective optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for separating wastewater containing benzene and isopropanol

J Yan, J Liu, J Ren, Y Wu, X Li, T Sun, L Sun - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recycling of wastewater in chemical industry is of great significance because it can
recover valuable organic solvents and prevent environmental pollution. In this work …

Investigation on ternary system tetrahydrofuran/ethanol/water with three azeotropes separation via the combination of reactive and extractive distillation

Y Su, A Yang, S Jin, W Shen, P Cui, J Ren - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Energy-efficient hybrid reactive-extractive distillation with a preconcentration column for recovering isopropyl alcohol and diisopropyl ether from wastewater: process …

ZY Kong, A Yang, J Chua, JJ Chew… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A reactive-extractive distillation (RED) combines the beneficial features of both reactive and
extractive distillations in one column and relies on the reaction heat for the subsequent …

Current status and future trends of computer-aided process design, applied to purification of liquid biofuels, using process intensification: A short review

JG Segovia-Hernández, E Sánchez-Ramírez - Chemical Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biorefineries offer very interesting challenges and opportunities associated with the
separation and purification of complex biomass components. Separation and purification …

Design and optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for ternary azeotropic separation: A case considering the effect of side reactions

ZY Kong, A Yang, CC Tsai, VSK Adi… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hybrid reactive-extractive distillation (RED) has been popular for separating azeotropic
mixtures, as it combines the chemical reaction and physical azeotropic separation in a …

Design and multi-objective optimization of reactive-extractive dividing wall column with organic Rankine cycles considering safety

J Liu, J Yan, W Liu, J Kong, Y Wu, X Li, L Sun - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is challenging and inevitable for the separation of ternary azeotropic mixture with multiple
azeotropes in wastewater. Previous research proposed a hybrid double column reactive …

A perspective on the inevitable side reactions in ethylene-glycol based reactive-extractive distillation

CC Tsai, ZY Kong, A Yang, VSK Adi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This perspective article provides insights into the emerging field of ethylene glycol (EG)
based reactive-extractive distillation (RED) for azeotropic mixture separation, challenging …

Design and multiple performance evaluation of green sustainable process for azeotropes separation via extractive distillation

J Zhong, H Cheng, Y Dai, Y Jiao, K Wang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent liquid mixtures, particularly azeotropes, are extensively utilized in the
chemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical, and other processing industries. Energy-saving and …

Intensified hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for the separation of water-containing ternary mixtures

YR Zhang, TW Wu, IL Chien - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Separation of ternary mixture is a challenging task if multiple azeotropes exist among the
components, and special distillation techniques should be adopted. For water-containing …