Process intensification in ternary distillation via comparative grassroots and retrofit designs: A case study of distilling an industrial multicomponent C6 alkane mixture in caprolactam processing

• Published in: Chemical engineering and processing Vol. 164; p. 108423
• Main Authors: Cui, Chengtian, Zhang, Xiaodong, Lyu, Hao, Wang, Shaojing, Sun, Jinsheng, Qu, Yaping, Wu, Wangcheng, Bo, Cuimei, Wong, David Shan-Hill, Zhang, Quanling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Composition profile; Grassroots design; Multicomponent distillation; Process intensification; Retrofit; Thermodynamic efficiency; Retrofit; Process intensification; Grassroots design; Thermodynamic efficiency; Composition profile; Multicomponent distillation

•A systematic process intensification method via retrofitting the existing columns is presented.•A complicated industrial multicomponent C6 alkane mixture is studied•Potential beneficial ternary distillation processes are listed and assessed•Grassroots design facilitate retrofit proposals through co...