Effect of thermodynamic parameters on prediction of phase behavior and process design of extractive distillation

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2017.11.003

Abstract

Abstract: Extractive distillation was investigated for separation of the minimum azeotrope of n-propanol/water, via the Aspen Plus simulation platform. Experimental data of n-propanol/water, which could pass the thermodynamic consistency test, were regressed to get suitable binary interaction parameters (BIPs) by the UNIQUAC thermodynamic model. The azeotrope system was heterogeneous in the simulation with built-in BIPs, which was contrary to the experimental data. The study focused on the effect of thermodynamic parameters on the prediction of phase behavior, and process design of extractive distillation. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and ethylene glycol were used as solvents to implement the separation. Processes with built-in and regressed BIPs were explored, based on the minimum total annual cost (TAC). There were significant differences in the phase behavior simulation using different thermodynamic parameters, which showed the importance of BIPs in the design and optimization of extractive distillation.

Key words: Extractive distillation, Thermodynamic parameters, Phase behavior, UNIQUAC, TAC

摘要： Extractive distillation was investigated for separation of the minimum azeotrope of n-propanol/water, via the Aspen Plus simulation platform. Experimental data of n-propanol/water, which could pass the thermodynamic consistency test, were regressed to get suitable binary interaction parameters (BIPs) by the UNIQUAC thermodynamic model. The azeotrope system was heterogeneous in the simulation with built-in BIPs, which was contrary to the experimental data. The study focused on the effect of thermodynamic parameters on the prediction of phase behavior, and process design of extractive distillation. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and ethylene glycol were used as solvents to implement the separation. Processes with built-in and regressed BIPs were explored, based on the minimum total annual cost (TAC). There were significant differences in the phase behavior simulation using different thermodynamic parameters, which showed the importance of BIPs in the design and optimization of extractive distillation.

关键词: Extractive distillation, Thermodynamic parameters, Phase behavior, UNIQUAC, TAC

Hui Jia, Huixin Wang, Kang Ma, Mengxiao Yu, Zhaoyou Zhu, Yinglong Wang. Effect of thermodynamic parameters on prediction of phase behavior and process design of extractive distillation[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2018, 26(5): 993-1002.

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