不同蒸馏压力下的生物油分子蒸馏分离特性研究

采用分子蒸馏分离技术对热敏性生物油在不同蒸馏压力下的分离特性进行了研究。经过分子蒸馏分离后,生物油被分离为蒸出馏分油与残留馏分油,蒸出馏分油的得率随着压力的下降而显著增大,在700 Pa时达到了56.50%(质量分数)。在馏分油的物理性质方面,蒸出馏分油富集了生物油内的大部分水分,残留馏分油内水分得到了较好的脱除,其中,700 Pa下残留馏分油的水分含量降至4.20%(质量分数)。结合生物油及馏分油的GC-MS分析结果,对乙酸、苯酚、糠醛以及左旋葡聚糖等生物油内典型化合物在不同蒸馏压力下的分布特性进行了研究,获得了相应化合物在分子蒸馏过程中的富集规律。结合分离因子评估模型对生物油内14种代表化合物的富集特性进行了量化评价。

蒸馏压力对茶树油品质的影响

采用不同蒸馏压力对白千层树叶进行提取,得到的精油为白千层芳香油(Oil of Melaleuca),即茶树油(Tea Tree Oil)。结果表明:随着蒸馏压力的增加,茶树油的颜色由无色透明变成淡黄色,同时茶树油的主要化学成分4-松油醇的含量随着蒸馏压力的增加而增加,1,8-桉叶油素的含量则反之;适当的蒸馏压力对茶树油的品质有所提升。

Comparison of continuous homogenous azeotropic and pressure-swing distillation for a minimum azeotropic system ethyl acetate/nhexane separation

Continuous homogenous azeotropic distillation(CHAD) and pressure-swing distillation(PSD) are explored to separate a minimum-boiling azeotropic system of ethyl acetate and n-hexane. The CHAD process with acetone as the entrainer and the PSD process with the pressures of 0.1 MPa and 0.6 MPa in two columns are designed and simulated by Aspen Plus. The operating conditions of the two processes are optimized via a sequential modular approach to obtain the minimum total annual cost(TAC). The computational results show that the partially heat integrated pressure-swing distillation(HIPSD) has reduced in the energy cost and TAC by 40.79% and 35.94%, respectively, than the conventional PSD, and has more greatly reduced the energy cost and TAC by 62.61% and 49.26% respectively compared with the CHAD process. The comparison of CHAD process and partially HIPSD process illustrates that the partially HIPSD has more advantages in averting the product pollution, energy saving, and economy.

Pressure Drop Measurements on Distillation Columns

Pressure drops are of major importance for distillation/absorption columns. This paper mainly discusses how to correctly measure, interpret and use pressure drop data. The possible causes of incorrect pressure drop measurements are studied including the effects of pressure tap dimensions, locations, and vapor condensation etc. The effect of the static head of vapor on the pressure drop data and column pressures is evaluated. Variations of sectional pressure drops along the column are investigated based on the experimental data obtained from commercial size distillation columns at Fractionation Research, Inc. （FRI）. For a packed column, it is found that the spacing between the liquid distributor and the top of the bed affects the overall pressure drop measurements, which is confirmed by a fundamental fluid dynamics analysis.

盐卤除硝工艺的研究

以盐卤为原料生产纯碱 ,因其SO2 - 4浓度较高 ,在压力蒸馏工艺条件下不能直接用于生产纯碱。通过利用氨碱蒸馏废液除去盐卤中的SO2 - 4(俗称除硝 )试验及中间试验 ,确定了盐卤除硝及精制工艺流程 ;中间试验选用方截面多格反应槽和戈尔薄膜液体过滤器为主要设备 ,控制反应时间约 60min、过滤温度为 38± 9℃、n(CaCl2 ) /n(SO2 - 4)为 1 .2 5～ 1 .58,可使精卤水中SO2 - 4浓度降至 2 .0 g/L ,残余Ca2 + 浓度约 3 .5g/L ,硫酸钙的含量仅为 5mg/L ,满足了纯碱生产的要求 ,且有利于废物综合利用 ,降低了纯碱生产成本 。

Simulation of Continuous Esterification Process of Polyester Polyols

Based on the kinetic and thermodynamic equations, a comprehensive mathematical model for the con- tinuous esterification process of polyester polyols was developed, which was carried out in an innovational bub- bling reactive distillation tower （BRDT） at atmospheric pressure. In this new type of reactor, direct esterification between ethylene glycol and adipic acid was accomplished efficiently and rapidly. A bench BRDT with the height of 2 m was applied for the esteriflcation process of l^oly （ethylene adlpate） （P＇EA）. In the continuous operation, Hn- ear oligomers were discharged from the bottom of the column, while water passed a few column trays and a pack- ing section as a condensation byproduct. The influence of major operating conditions on reactor performance was also simulated. Simulation results were in good agreement with experimental data, providing a strategy for devel- oping and optimizing this process.

Novel Control Structure Design of Differential Pressure Thermally Coupled Reactive Distillation for Methyl Acetate Hydrolysis

In this paper, the novel control structures of differential pressure thermally coupled reactive distillation process for methyl acetate hydrolysis were proposed. The RadFrac module of Aspen Plus was adopted in the steady-state simulation. Sensitive analysis was applied to find the stable intial value and provide a basis for the improved control structure design. The Aspen Dynamics software was adopted to study the process dynamic behaviors, and two novel control structures provided with feed ratio controllers and sensitive tray temperature controllers were proposed. The reflux ratio controllers were applied in the improved novel control structures. Both control structures abandoned the composition controllers that were replaced by simpler controllers with which the product purity could meet the specification requiring under a ± 20% disturbance to the total feed flowrate / MeAc composition.

Using hot-vapor bypass for pressure control in distillation columns

Distillation column control is widely explored in literature due to its complexity and importance in chemical and petrochemical industries. In this process, pressure represents one of the most important variables to be controlled. However, there are few studies about how pressure affects the dynamic behavior of distillation columns and most research on distillation column control involve direct manipulation of cooling fluid through the condenser. Nevertheless, such an approach demands constant changes in cooling fluid flowrates that are commonly by the order of tons per hour, which can be difficult to work or even unfeasible in a real plant. Furthermore, this strategy is usually avoided, as it can cause fouling and corrosion acceleration. The hot-vapor bypass strategy fits well as a solution for these issues, eliminating the need to dynamically manipulate cooling fluid flowrates in the condensation unit. This work presents the modeling and simulation of a conventional distillation column for the separation of water and ethanol, in which a comparative study between a conventional pressure control and a control using hot-vapor bypass was performed. The main results were obtained through dynamic simulations which considered various disturbances in the feed stream, and demonstrated superior performance by the hot-vapor bypass system over the usual scheme proposed in literature, while evaluating the lntegral Absolute Error （IAE） norm as the control performance index.