Systematic and optimization-based design of integrated reaction-separation processes

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2014-07
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Recker, Sebastian  
Skiborowski, Mirko  orcid-logo
Redepenning, Christian  
Marquardt, Wolfgang  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/8255
First published in
Computer aided chemical engineering  
Number in series
34
Start Page
417
End Page
422
Citation
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 34: 417-422 (2014)
Contribution to Conference
8th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design, FOCAP 2014  
Publisher DOI
10.1016/B978-0-444-63433-7.50054-7
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84904328719
Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
978-0-444-63433-7
The conceptual design of chemical processes is a challenging task. Although systematic methods for process design have been developed in the last 25 years, only a few contributions address the simultaneous design and optimization of integrated reaction and separation processes. In this paper, we present a systematic and optimization-based approach to the design of such processes. Shortcut methods are utilized to screen alternative flowsheet structures. For the most promising alternatives a rigorous optimization of the entire flowsheet is consequently executed to determine the best alternative. The whole process design framework constitutes a procedure of incremental refinement and successive initialization and thus allows for the systematic generation and evaluation of reaction-separation processes. Consequently, it helps to shorten the time for developing new and innovative processes. In this work the methodology is illustrated by means of the case study of ethyl tert-butyl ether production.
Subjects
Conceptual design
ETBE production
Reaction-separation process synthesis
DDC Class
600: Technology