Design and Simulation of Conventional and Complex Distillation Systems

Arturo Jiménez-Gutiérrez is a Professor of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, México. He is member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering in México. He has extensive experience in both teaching and research of distillation processes. Since 1984, he has been Summer Visiting Professor at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from which he holds a recognition as Honorary Fellow. He received an award for Academic Achievements from the Association of Engineering Faculties in México. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Computers and Chemical Engineering, and was distinguished as an Emeritus National Investigator, the highest distinction given by the Mexican government through the National System of Investigators. He has published two books and more than 170 scientific papers. Nelly Ramírez Corona is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical, Food and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico. Her expertise lies in process engineering, food processing, and engineering education. With a robust background in technological innovation, she has successfully collaborated with various industries on numerous projects. She is a member of the National Researchers System (SNII) of the National Council for Humanities, Science and Technology (CONAHCyT) of Mexico, SNII level 1. She currently serves as President of the Mexican Academy of Research and Teaching in Chemical Engineering (AMIDIQ) for the 2023-2025 term. In addition, she acts as a reviewer for various top journals in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, and Food Science and Engineering. Juan Gabriel Segovia-Hernandez is a Professor at Department of Chemical, Engineering of University of Guanajuato (México) has strong expertise in synthesis, design and optimization of (bio) processes. He has contributed to defining systematic methodologies to found, in a complete way, optimum sustainable and green processes for the production of several commodities. He also applied his methodologies to the production of biofuels and Bio-Based Building Blocks. Products of his research are more than 120 papers published in high impact factor indexed journals, 3 books with prestigious international publishers and three patent registers. In addition, he acts as a reviewer for over 25 top journals in chemical engineering, energy, and applied chemistry. For the pioneering work and remarkable achievements in his area of scientific research, he was National President of Mexican Academy of Chemical Engineering (2013-2015).

• 1. Distillation Principles2. A Simplified Tray-by-Tray Design Method for Multicomponent Distillation3. Boundary Value Method for the Design of Ternary Separations4. Residue Curve Maps5. Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation. Pressure Swing Systems6. Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation. Extractive Distillation Aided by Conventional Solvents7. Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation. Extractive Distillation Aided by Novel Green Solvents8. Design of Sustainable Distillation Sequences9. Design of Intensified Systems. Thermally Coupled Distillation10. Design of Intensified Systems. Dividing-Wall Columns11. Heterogeneous Azeotropic Distillation12. Design of Reactive Distillation Systems