Side-Stream Reactive-Extractive Distillation

63% less energy

A dual-column side-stream design recovers isopropyl alcohol and ethyl acetate from wastewater with large reductions in energy and cost compared to state-of-the-art alternatives.

Yang, Ao · Kong, Zongyang · Sunarso, Jaka

Chemical Engineering Journal 2023

Advantages

51% lower total energy consumption than HI-CED with ILs

40% lower TAC than HI-CED with ILs

63% lower total energy consumption than HI-CED with EG

8% lower total energy consumption than REDWC