June 17, 2003

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Distillation Equipment/Process Intensification Related Research at the TU Delft

An overview

DAE EFCE WP Meeting5-6 June 2003Hyvinkää/Porvoo/HelsinkiFinland

Dr. Sc. Žarko Olujic

Associate Professor

Laboratory for Process Equipment

TUD Library

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Improving/Augmenting Distillation subjects & tools

Packed ColumnInternals

Hybrid Processes

Internal Heat Integration

One-Dimensional ModelingFEMLAB

CFD

Incentive:• Sustainable Industrial

Processes• Process & Equipment

Intensification

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Packed Column InternalsExperimental characterisation and modelling of

high performance structured packings

Photograph of a segment of J. Montz high-capacity

packing B1-250M

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Comparison of total reflux distillation performances of B1-250, B1-250.60 and B1-250M; measured vs. calculated

TU Delft total refluxdistillation column, 0.45 m ID

Project partner/sponsor: Julius Montz GmbH

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Packed Column InternalsExperimental characterisation and CFD modelling of

liquid/vapour redistributors Calculated Measured

Project sponsors:

BAYERBASFDEGUSSADSMJ. MONTZKOCH-GlitschPRAXAIRSG-NORPROSHELLSULZER

Formally closed :February 2003.

3D drawing of the TU Delft 1.4 m IDcolumn hydraulics' simulator

Project sponsors:

BAYER, BASF, DEGUSSA, DSM, J. MONTZ, KOCH-Glitsch,PRAXAIR, SG-NORPRO, SHELL and SULZER

Formally closed : February 2003.

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Modular Catalytic Structured PackingExperimental characterisation and modelling of Katapak SP

Project partner/sponsor: SULZER Chemtech

Mellapak 752Y

Configurations: SP11, SP12, SP13

Distilling part (open/closed flow

channels)

Reacting part(catalyst envelopes)

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Heat Integrated Distillation ColumnDevelopment of an industrially viable HIDiC

Throtting valve

Top product Compressor

Condenser

Bottom product

Reboiler

Feed tank

FC

LC

LC

Project sponsor:

EET

Project partners:

ABB-LummusAKZO-NobelBPDSMECNSHELLSULZER

Project management:

Molatech BV

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Combining Ceramic Membranes with Distillation Development of an industrially viable bio-ethanol dehydration process

99.99 %wt

Ethanol 99.9 %wt

Accumulator

Retentate Condenser

Super Heater

Ethanol 43 %wt

Feed

DistillationColumn

Water

Membrane

Permeate

Project sponsor: EET

Project partners:

CALDICCEParationGTI FIBLAPORTE/SachemNEDALCOPARKER SeparationsSHELL GSTNO IndutrieTNO-MEPTNO TPDTU Eindhoven

Project management:

TNO-MEP

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Ž. Olujic, DAE EFCE WP Meeting, 5 June 2003, Hyvinkää, Finland

Combining Ceramic Membranes with Distillation Development of an industrially viable methanol recovery process

> 98.5 wt %

C4’s

Permeate CondenserMethanol

5 wt %

Feed

DistillationColumn

MTBE

MembraneModule

Retentate

Project sponsor:

EET

Project partners:

AKZO-NobelCYTECECNLYONDELPURAC QUEST SULZERUNIQEMA

Project management:

ECN

Reactor recycle90 wt % methanol

Membrane feed 13 wt % methanol