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dc.contributor.author | Ballinger, Sarah E | - |
dc.contributor.author | Adams, Thomas A II | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-04T16:24:49Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-31T14:18:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-04T16:24:49Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Ballinger, S., Adams, T. A. II. Space-Constrained Purification of Dimethyl Ether through Process Intensification using Semicontinuous Dividing Wall Columns. Computers & Chemical Engineering, in press (2017) | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2017.01.037 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/21019 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In this work, a distillation system is designed to purify dimethyl ether (DME) from its reaction by-products in the conversion of flare gas into a useful energy product. The distillation equipment has a size constraint for easy transportation, making process intensification the best strategy to efficiently separate the mixture. The process intensification distillation techniques explored include the dividing wall column (DWC) and a novel semicontinuous dividing wall column (S-DWC). The DWC and the S-DWC both purify DME to fuel grade purity along with producing high purity waste streams. An economic comparison is made between the two systems. The DWC is a cheaper method of producing DME however the purity of methanol, a reaction intermediate, is not as high as the S-DWC. Overall, this research shows that it is possible to purify DME and its reaction by-products in a 40-foot distillation column at a cost that is competitive with Diesel. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | NSERC CGS-M Scholarship, Pioneer Petroleums Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence Grant (ORF RE-05-072) | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | dimethyl ether | en_US |
dc.subject | process intensification | en_US |
dc.subject | dividing wall column | en_US |
dc.subject | semicontinuous distillation | en_US |
dc.subject | plant-on-a-truck | en_US |
dc.subject | mobile plant | en_US |
dc.subject | computer simulation | en_US |
dc.subject | Aspen Plus Dynamics | en_US |
dc.title | Space-Constrained Purification of Dimethyl Ether through Process Intensification using Semicontinuous Dividing Wall Columns | en_US |
dc.type | Preprint | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Chemical Engineering | en_US |
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