Production of Anhydrous Ethanol Using Azeotropic Distillation with Petroleum Cuts or Gasoline Pool

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-242
Author(s):  
Florin Oprea ◽  
Ionut Stoica
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Thermodynamic Model ◽  
Azeotropic Distillation ◽  
Extractive Distillation ◽  
Anhydrous Ethanol ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Commercial Gasoline ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Pressure Swing ◽  
Pressure Swing Distillation

It is now a fact that biofuels have a certain future, whether it is about �biodiesel� or �bioethanol�. EU intends to impose continuous increase of biofuels proportion in commercial products. Ethanol can be used �per se� in commercial gasoline (in different proportions) or can be used instead of methanol in etherification reaction. In both cases it is necessary to use anhydrous ethanol. There are several drying processes: azeotropic distillation, extractive distillation, pressure swing distillation, and adsorption. Present work proposes azeotropic distillation using like entrainer petroleum cuts or commercial gasoline pool. Finally, anhydrous ethanol contains hydrocarbons in several proportions and can be used like commercial gasoline component. The main advantage of this process is that the separation alcohol-hydrocarbons is not so tight, resulting important reducing of the energy consumption in process. There is used a rigorous thermodynamic model as the results are very trusted.

Study on the Separation of Azeotrope of Tetrahydrofuran-Water Using a Combined Method of Extractive and General Distillation

2013 ◽  
Vol 803 ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Dong Fan ◽  
Xu Bin Zhang ◽  
Lu Yang Zhao ◽  
Wang Feng Cai ◽  
Fu Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Boiling Point ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Azeotropic Distillation ◽  
Extractive Distillation ◽  
Combined Method ◽  
Production Water ◽  
Pressure Swing ◽  
Pressure Swing Distillation

As an important solvent, tetrahydrofuran has broad applications. Due to its process of production, water will be mixed into the product and should be removed. However, tetrahydrofuran will form a minimum boiling azeotrope with water, which has a boiling point of 63.4°C, so general distillation can not separate them. Common methods to solve this include extractive distillation, pressure swing distillation, azeotropic distillation, pervaporation and so on. In this experiment, we coupled extractive distillation and general distillation, selecting ethylene glycol as the extractant, and successfully dehydrated the azeotrope. The mass fraction of water is reduced from 18% to less than 500ppm,which matches the requirement.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Ternary Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation Sequences: 2. Flowsheet Identification

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Sutijan Sutijan ◽  
Megan Jobson ◽  
Robin Smith
Keyword(s):  
Classification System ◽  
Ternary Mixture ◽  
Azeotropic Distillation ◽  
Ternary Mixtures ◽  
Boundary Crossing ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Azeotropic Mixtures ◽  
Systematic Methodology ◽  
Pressure Swing ◽  
Pressure Swing Distillation

This paper presents a systematic methodology for flowsheet generation for separating binary azeotropic mixtures using homogeneous azeotropic distillation. A new classification system for ternary mixtures using ‘standard distillation line maps’ defined in Sutijan et al. (2012) is employed. The new characterisation system is able to link candidate entrainers to flowsheet structures which can facilitate the separation. The sequences considered include pressure-swing distillation, two and three-column flowsheets with or without boundary crossing and the use of single and double-feed columns. For a given ternary mixture, suitable flowsheet structures that can facilitate the separation can be automatically identified. The method is illustrated using examples.

Exergoenvironmental Analysis of Tetrahydrofuran/Ethanol Separation through Extractive and Pressure-Swing Distillation

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Vaz Mangili ◽  
Diego Martinez Prata
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Extractive Distillation ◽  
Exergy Destruction ◽  
Fuel Type ◽  
Ethanol Mixture ◽  
Destruction Rate ◽  
High Boiling Point ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Pressure Swing ◽  
Pressure Swing Distillation

AbstractExtractive distillation uses a high-boiling point solvent for changing the relative volatility of the azeotropic mixture, whereas pressure-swing distillation is based on the difference of operating pressures for such a purpose. In this paper, said separation technologies were applied to a tetrahydrofuran/ethanol mixture and compared with regard to their thermodynamic and environmental performances. The former was assessed by determining the total exergy destruction rate and rational efficiency of each configuration, while the latter was evaluated by estimating their respective indirect carbon emissions. The results showed that the pressure-swing process has not only the lowest exergy destruction rate (383.1 kW) but also the lowest CO2 emission rate (678.7 kg/h), which is mainly due to its lower thermal energy requirements. A sensitivity analysis was then carried out in order to determine how the carbon emissions respond to both the efficiency and the fuel type of the utility boiler.

Comparison of pressure-swing distillation and extractive distillation with varied-diameter column in economics and dynamic control

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 9-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujuan Cao ◽  
Jiajing Hu ◽  
Hui Jia ◽  
Guangle Bu ◽  
Zhaoyou Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Control ◽  
Extractive Distillation ◽  
Pressure Swing ◽  
Pressure Swing Distillation

scholarly journals Evaluation of Ionic Liquids as In Situ Extraction Agents during the Alcoholic Fermentation of Carob Pod Extracts

Fermentation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Sanchez-Segado ◽  
María José Salar-García ◽  
Víctor Manuel Ortiz-Martínez ◽  
Antonia Pérez de los Ríos ◽  
Francisco José Hernández-Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Molecular Sieves ◽  
Alcoholic Fermentation ◽  
Current System ◽  
Extractive Distillation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Anhydrous Ethanol ◽  
Carbohydrate Source ◽  
Promising Alternative

Anhydrous ethanol is a promising alternative to gasoline in fuel engines. However, since ethanol forms an azeotrope with water, high-energy-consumption separation techniques such as azeotropic distillation, extractive distillation, and molecular sieves are needed to produce anhydrous ethanol. This work discusses the potential development of an integrated process for bioethanol production using ionic liquids and Ceratonia siliqua as a carbohydrate source for further fermentation of the aqueous extracts. A four-stage counter-current system was designed to improve the sugar extraction yield to values close to 99%. The alcoholic fermentation of the extracts showed ethanol concentrations of 95 g/L using the microorganism Saccharomyces cerevisae. The production of anhydrous ethanol through extractive distillation with ethylene glycol was simulated using CHEMCAD software, with an energy consumption of 13.23 MJ/Kg of anhydrous ethanol. Finally, several ionic liquids were analyzed and are proposed as potential solvents for the recovery of bioethanol for the design of an integrated extraction–fermentation–separation process, according to their ability to extract ethanol from aqueous solutions and their biocompatibility with the microorganism used in this study.

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