Advanced Distillation Technologies

Dr. Ir. Anton A. Kiss has a PhD degree in chemical engineering and around 15 years of academic research and education experience, supported by 5 years of industrial research experience in the area of distillation and integrated chemical processes. Currently, he works as project leader and senior researcher in Separation Technology at AkzoNobel Research, Development & Innovation, Deventer, The Netherlands, acting as the key expert in distillation, reactive-separations, and other integrated processes. In his capacity as an award-winning researcher in separation technologies – particularly in distillation –  Dr Kiss has given many lectures at universities and conferences and has  carried out more than 100 research & industrial projects. He has also supervised numerous graduation projects, and has published several textbooks and more than 50 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals.

“In conclusion, this book will be of most interest to chemical engineers working in the field of process intensification and distillation of petrochemicals and related materials.”  (Organic Process Research & Development Journal, 26 July 2013)

• Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv1 Basic Concepts in Distillation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Physical Property Methods 21.3 Vapor Pressure 61.4 Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium and VLE Non-ideality 81.5 Relative Volatility 131.6 Bubble Point Calculations 141.7 Ternary Diagrams and Residue Curve Maps 161.8 Analysis of Distillation Columns 241.9 Concluding Remarks 34References 352 Design, Control and Economics of Distillation 372.1 Introduction 372.2 Design Principles 382.3 Basics of Distillation Control 442.4 Economic Evaluation 552.5 Concluding Remarks 63References 643 Dividing-Wall Column 673.1 Introduction 673.2 DWC Configurations 703.3 Design of DWCs 753.4 Modeling of a DWC 833.5 DWC Equipment 873.6 Case Study: Separation of Aromatics 973.7 Concluding Remarks 103References 1074 Optimal Operation and Control of DWC 1114.1 Introduction 1114.2 Degrees of Freedom Analysis 1124.3 Optimal Operation and Vmin Diagram 1144.4 Overview of DWC Control Structures 1174.5 Control Guidelines and Rules 1284.6 Case Study: Pentane–Hexane–Heptane Separation 1294.7 Case Study: Energy Efficient Control of a BTX DWC 1324.8 Concluding Remarks 148References 1495 Advanced Control Strategies for DWC 1535.1 Introduction 1535.2 Overview of Previous Work 1545.3 Dynamic Model of a DWC 1565.4 Conventional versus Advanced Control Strategies 1635.5 Energy Efficient Control Strategies 1715.6 Concluding Remarks 180Notation 181References 1836 Applications of Dividing-Wall Columns 1876.1 Introduction 1876.2 Separation of Ternary and Multicomponent Mixtures 1886.3 Reactive Dividing-Wall Column 1956.4 Azeotropic Dividing-Wall Column 1986.5 Extractive Dividing-Wall Column 1996.6 Revamping of Conventional Columns to DWC 2036.7 Case Study: Dimethyl Ether Synthesis by R-DWC 2056.8 Case Study: Bioethanol Dehydration by A-DWC and E-DWC 2126.9 Concluding Remarks 223References 2237 Heat Pump Assisted Distillation 2297.1 Introduction 2297.2 Working Principle 2317.3 Vapor (Re)compression 2327.4 Absorption–Resorption Heat Pumps 2347.5 Thermo-acoustic Heat Pump 2367.6 Other Heat Pumps 2407.7 Heat-Integrated Distillation Column 2447.8 Technology Selection Scheme 2457.9 Concluding Remarks 265References 2658 Heat-Integrated Distillation Column 2718.1 Introduction 2718.2 Working Principle 2738.3 Thermodynamic Analysis 2778.4 Potential Energy Savings 2808.5 Design and Construction Options 2828.6 Modeling and Simulation 2958.7 Process Dynamics, Control, and Operation 2978.8 Applications of HIDiC 3008.9 Concluding Remarks 304References 3059 Cyclic Distillation 3119.1 Introduction 3119.2 Overview of Cyclic Distillation Processes 3139.3 Process Description 3169.4 Mathematical and Hydrodynamic Model 3199.5 Modeling and Design of Cyclic Distillation 3279.6 Control of Cyclic Distillation 3359.7 Cyclic Distillation Case Studies 3389.8 Concluding Remarks 347References 34910 Reactive Distillation 35310.1 Introduction 35310.2 Principles of Reactive Distillation 35410.3 Design, Control and Applications 35710.4 Modeling Reactive Distillation 36210.5 Feasibility and Technical Evaluation 36410.6 Case Study: Advanced Control of a Reactive Distillation Column 37110.7 Case Study: Biodiesel Production by Heat-Integrated RD 37810.8 Case Study: Fatty Esters Synthesis by Dual RD 38310.9 Concluding Remarks 387References 388Index 393