Journal
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 1247-1256Publisher
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PRESS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.08.018
Keywords
Extractive distillation; Separation strategies; Solvent selection; Conceptual design
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21878028, 21606026]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [106112017CDJQJ228809]
- Chongqing Technological Innovation and Application Demonstration for Social and Livelihood development [cstc2018jscx-msybX0336]
- Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology [CSTC2016JCYJA0474]
- Hundred Talents Program of Chongqing University
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Extractive distillation (ED) is one of the most promising approaches for the separation of the azeotropic or close-boiling mixtures in the chemical industry. The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the recent development of key aspects in the ED process involving conceptual design, solvent selection, and separation strategies. To obtain the minimum entrainer feed flow rate and reflux ratio for the ED process, the conceptual design of azeotropic mixture separation based on a topological analysis via thermodynamic feasibility insights involving residue curve maps, univolatility lines, and unidistribution curves is presented. The method is applicable to arbitrary multicomponent mixtures and allows direct screening of design alternatives. The determination of a suitable solvent is one of the key steps to ensure an effective and economical ED process. Candidate entrainers can be obtained from heuristics or literature studies while computer aided molecular design (CAMD) has superiority in efficiency and reliability. To achieve optimized extractive distillation systems, a brief review of evaluation method for both entrainer design and selection through CAMD is presented. Extractive distillation can be operated either in continuous extractive distillation (CED) or batch extractive distillation (BED), and both modes have been well-studied depending on the advantages in flexibility and low capital costs. To improve the energy efficiency, several configurations and technological alternatives can be used for both CED and BED depending on strategies and main azeotropic feeds. The challenge and chance of the further ED development involving screening the best potential solvents and exploring the energy-intensive separation strategies are discussed aiming at promoting the industrial application of this environmentally friendly separation technique. (C) 2018 The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, and Chemical Industry Press Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
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