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Neyestani F, Eslamloueyan R. A novel reactive-extractive distillation process for separation of water/methanol/tetrahydrofuran mixtures. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1931. [PMID: 38253791 PMCID: PMC10803736 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52427-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The design of separation systems for the purification of azeotropic mixtures is of great importance in the chemical industries from economic and environmental points of view. Two novel reactive-extractive distillation (RED) processes, new design (I) and new design (II), were proposed for separating the azeotropic mixture of water/methanol/tetrahydrofuran (THF). These processes were compared to a conventional extractive distillation (ED) process. New design (I) employs dimethyl sulfoxide as a solvent, while new design (II) utilizes ethylene glycol. Ethylene oxide was introduced to the first column in both designs, enabling the in-situ production of ethylene glycol, a valuable byproduct. This is a novel solution to separate water from the azeotropic mixture by reaction between ethylene oxide and water. Aspen Plus software was used to simulate and design the processes. Both suggested designs were compared economically with the base design which is an ED process. According to the results, the new design (I) is more cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to the base design and the new design (II). It has a lower total capital cost and produces less carbon dioxide. Additionally, it generates a valuable by-product, ethylene glycol, which can be sold for substantial revenue. As a result, the new design (I) is the preferred choice for replacing the conventional extractive distillation method.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Neyestani
- Chemical Engineering Dept., School of Chem. and Petrol. Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Dept., School of Chem. and Petrol. Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Qi L, Yang A, Yang Kong Z, Sun S, Shen W. Insight on the sustainable design and multi-objective optimization for separating the ternary azeotropic mixture of toluene/n-butanol/water by natural decanting coupled with pressure swing distillation. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Liu J, Wan G, Dong M, Kong J, Wu Y, Han S, Sun L. Dynamic controllability strategy of reactive-extractive dividing wall column for the separation of water-containing ternary azeotropic mixture. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Wu TW, Hua HC, Kuo CT, Chien IL. Novel Process Development of Hybrid Reactive–Extractive Distillation System for the Separation of a Cyclohexane/Isopropanol/Water Mixture with Different Feed Compositions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tsai-Wei Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua First Road, Taoyuan, 33302 Taiwan
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Kong ZY, Sánchez-Ramírez E, Yang A, Shen W, Segovia-Hernández JG, Sunarso J. Process intensification from conventional to advanced distillations: Past, present, and future. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang ZX, Wang GY, Yang ZH, Yu X, Wang HH, Gao BJ, Zheng HT, Zhang SL, Li CL. Acoustic Signal-Based Method for Recognizing Fluid Flow States in Distillation Columns. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhi X. Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin300134, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin300134, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin300130, China
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Optimal design of the ternary azeotrope separation process assisted by reactive-extractive distillation for ethyl acetate/isopropanol/water. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Economic, environmental, exergy (3E) analysis and multi-objective genetic algorithm optimization of isopropyl acetate production with hybrid reactive-extractive distillation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao Q, Li Y, Li C, Yan M, Zhu Z, Cui P, Qi J, Wang Y, Wang C. Molecular dynamics-assisted process design and multi-objective optimization for efficient production of N-butyl acetate by reactive-extractive distillation/pervaporation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Kong ZY, Sunarso J, Yang A. Recent progress on hybrid reactive-extractive distillation for azeotropic separation: A short review. FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.986411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The reactive-extractive distillation (RED) has the advantages of combining the beneficial features of both reaction and separation processes. Relative to the conventional reactive or extractive distillation-based processes, the RED is also less energy intensive as it relies on the reaction heat produced for the subsequent separation process. Therefore, the application of RED for ternary azeotropic separation has become the subject of popular interest, as evident by the increasing number of publications since 2020. This review paper is the first that puts together, in a chronological manner, all the existing studies on the RED to date, starting from the initial three column reactive-extractive distillation (TCRED) to the most recent dividing wall reactive-extractive distillation (DW-RED), for ternary azeotropic separation, so that the rapid progress in this area is summarised and any existing gaps in these studies become easier to identify for future work. The last part of this review provides three potential areas for future work, i.e. analysis of the sustainability of RED, combination of different process intensification strategies to improve the energy efficiency and separation performance, and further exploration on the control studies for the RED.
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Kong ZY, Yang A, Chua J, Chew JJ, Sunarso J. Energy-Efficient Hybrid Reactive-Extractive Distillation with a Preconcentration Column for Recovering Isopropyl Alcohol and Diisopropyl Ether from Wastewater: Process Design, Optimization, and Intensification. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zong Yang Kong
- Research Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching, Sarawak 93350, Malaysia
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- College of Safety Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching, Sarawak 93350, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching, Sarawak 93350, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching, Sarawak 93350, Malaysia
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Novel control strategy of intensified hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for the separation of water-containing ternary mixtures. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yan J, Liu J, Ren J, Wu Y, Li X, Sun T, Sun L. Design and multi-objective optimization of hybrid reactive-extractive distillation process for separating wastewater containing benzene and isopropanol. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liu J, Yan J, Liu W, Kong J, Wu Y, Li X, Sun L. Design and multi-objective optimization of reactive-extractive dividing wall column with organic Rankine cycles considering safety. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The evolution of process design and control for ternary azeotropic separation: Recent advances in distillation and future directions. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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