Glycerol (GL) is the major byproduct of biodiesel production through the transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats with methanol. In the last two decades, biodiesel industries have risen ...

This study investigated the valorization of glycerol through triacetin (TA) production via glycerol esterification with acetic acid using reactive distillation (RD). The conventional TA production ...

Distillation columns are extensively deployed in the chemical process industries when there is a need for separation of components that have different boiling points. Typically, a mixture of ...

A distillation tray is used to mix vapors and liquids together. The better the mixing, the more efficiently the tray works. Tray efficiency also depends on two other factors: how well the droplets of ...

This repository contains the benchmark dataset for the Debutanizer Column process — a widely used industrial dataset in the field of soft sensor development, process monitoring, and data-driven ...

Design guidelines outline solutions for reducing fouling in distillation columns DISTILLATION—1 When designing mass transfer equipment for fouling service, one must first understand the fouling ...

Abstract: Distillation columns, which have intricate, interdependent operating parameters, are essential parts of chemical processing businesses. Because of these complex relationships, human ...