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Heterogeneous Azeotropic Distillation

Caution about thermodynamic model

RCMs for various systems
Design for binary mixtures
Design for tenary mixtures with entrainer
Two case studies
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Isobaric Phase Diagrams for

Binary Azeotropic Mixtures

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Thermodynamic Model (NRTL or UNIQUAC)

(Needs to Fit Ternary LLE Data Simultaneously with binary VLE Data)

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Sources of Data for Ternary VLL Systems

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Selection of RCMs for Ternary Mixtures

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Separation of a Binary
Heterogeneous Azeotropic Mixture

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Alternative Design with two Strippers

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Design when Feed Composition is not in

Immiscible Region (20% water)

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Examples of Binary Mixture Systems

No need to add entrainer as in homogeneous

azeotropic distillation system.
Examples include: purifying water-hydrocarbon
mixtures (e.g., water with any one of the
following components: C4-C10, benzene,
toluene, xylene, etc.).
Water-alcohol mixtures (e.g. butanol, pentanol,
etc.) as another example.
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Ethanol-Water using Benzene as Entrainer

(Two components to be separated lie in different distillation region)

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Three-Column Overall System for Ethanol Dehydration

(An alternative design will be shown later with the case study)

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Selection of RCMs for Ternary

Heterogeneous Mixtures

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Examples of Heterogeneous Azeotropic Separation

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Examples (Continued)

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