This article introduces a CDU-VDU configuration tailored for grassroots refineries, decoupling stripping and rectification sections via a dedicated flash drum to enable steam-free rectification.

Reactive distillation is a process intensification technique that merges reaction and separation in one unit, reducing equipment count and energy use. It boosts conversion by continuously removing ...

Extractive distillation is an alternative for ethanol dehydration processes that has been shown to be more effective than azeotropic distillation and, in close proximity, to be very competitive ...

Abstract: A fully thermally coupled distillation column is conceived and applied to a system of pretreated natural gas stream containing C3 through nC7. The design procedure consists of computation of ...

John Sainsbury disagreed with the design of his family’s namesake wing at London’s National Gallery. Three decades later, after his death, his critique rang anew. A hallway with columns at the ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. The purpose of this study was to examine the cryogenic separation process used in air ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. When ...