A comprehensive resource to the construction, use, and modification of the wide variety of adsorptive and chromatographic separations
Design, Simulation and Optimization of Adsorptive and Chromatographic Separations offers the information needed to effectively design, simulate, and optimize adsorptive and chromatographic separations for a wide range of industrial applications. The authors?noted experts in the field?cover the fundamental principles, the applications, and a range of modeling techniques for the processes. The text presents a unified approach that includes the ideal and intermediate equations and offers a wealth of hands-on case studies that employ the rigorous simulation packages Aspen Adsorption and Aspen Chromatography.
The text reviews the effective design strategies, details design considerations, and the assumptions which the modelers are allowed to make. The authors also cover shortcut design methods as well as mathematical tools that help to determine optimal operating conditions. This important text:
-Covers everything from the underlying pheonmena to model optimization and the customization of model code
-Includes practical tutorials that allow for independent review and study
-Offers a comprehensive review of the construction, use, and modification of the wide variety of adsorptive and chromatographic separations
-Contains contributions from three noted experts in the field
Written for chromatographers, process engineers, ehemists, and other professionals, Design, Simulation and Optimization of Adsorptive and Chromatographic Separations offers a comprehensive review of the construction, use, and modification of adsorptive and chromatographic separations.
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SIMULATION OF ADSORPTION PROCESSES
Introduction to Gas-Phase Adsorption Technologies
Core Concepts in Gas Adsorptions
Isotherms
The Properties of Packed Beds
PSA and TSA Implementation Details
Introduction to Aspen Adsorption
PSA Workshop: Aspen Adsorption Modeling for Air Separation
PSA Workshop: Hydrogen Separation in Aspen Adsorption
PSA Workshop: Modeling Hydrogen Separation using GCSS
Conclusions
Practice Problems
Nomenclature
Further Reading
SIMULATION OF SMB CHROMATOGRAPHIC PROCESSES
Introduction to Chromatography
Introduction to SMB Chromatography
SMB Implementation Details
SMB Workshop: Simulate a 4-Zone SMB in Aspen Chromatography for the Separation of Tröger’s Base Enantiomers
Tandem SMB Workshop: Simulate a Separation with Dual SMB Columns
Practice Problems
Further Reading
SHORTCUT DESIGN OF SMB SYSTEMS
General Concepts
Triangle Theory
Triangle Theory Workshop: Design of a System for the Separation of Amino Acids
Exercise 1: Calculating Transitions in a Fixed Bed using Mathematica
Standing Wave Design
Standing Wave Design Workshop: Calculating the Operating Conditions for an Ideal System
Standing Wave Design Workshop: Calculating the Operating Conditions for a System with Significant Mass Transfer Resistance
Conclusions
OPERATIONAL MODES OF SMB PROCESSES
Overview
Selection of Operational Modes
Varicol
Powerfeed
Modicon
Combined Modes
Parallel Two Zone
Conclusions
Practice Problems
PARAMETER ESTIMATION, REGRESSION & SENSITIVITY OF ADSORPTIVE AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC PROCESSES
Empirical Correlations for Physical Properties
Parameter Workshop: Regressing against Steady State Experiments
Parameter Workshop: Regressing against Dynamic Experiments
Xylene Parameter Regression
Conclusions
Practice Problems
Further Reading
LIST OF COMPUTER FILES
* WORKSHOP 1-7 (AIR SEPARATION)
* WORKSHOP 1-8 (SINGLE-BED H2)
* WORKSHOP 1-9 (DUAL-BED H2)
* WORKSHOP 2-4 (4-ZONE)
* WORKSHOP 2-5 (TANDEM INSULIN)
* WORKSHOP 4-X (OPERATIONAL MODES)
* WORKSHOP 5-X (PARAMETER REGRESSION)
Over de auteur
Kevin R. Wood, Ph.D., has worked on industrial modeling projects, including biodiesel, CO2 capture, and xylene separation. These projects were collaborative efforts between Virginia Tech, Aspen Technology, and industrial partners.
Y.A. Liu, Ph.D., has taught intensive training courses on computer-aided design, advanced process control, energy and water savings, and refinery and polymerization process modeling.
Yueying Yu, Ph.D completed her doctoral dissertation on the simulation and comparison of operational modes in simulated moving bed (SMB) chromatography and gas-phase adsorptive separation.