An Engineering Approach to the Synthesis of Integrated Distillation Schemes Where There

An Engineering Approach to the Synthesis of Integrated Distillation Schemes where there

are a Significant Number of Options

D. Jantes Jaramillo, G.T. Polley

Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Mexico

In a previous paper (Jantes Jaramillo et al, 2012) we examined a how a multi-component mixture that had difficult separation tasks could be separated into its component parts. It was argued with mixtures having difficult separations capital cost considerations dominate. Consequently, the way in which such separations should be conducted needed to be identified first. This then led to a significant reduction in the number of viable schemes and identification of the better options was simplified.

In this paper attention is directed at systems that cannot be simplified in this manner and where a large number of options are available.

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