Binary Distillation for Process & Chemical Engineering

About This Course

Model Continuous Distillation Equipment in the Industry as well as Flash & Batch Separation Processes in Binary Systems

Introduction:

Binary Distillation is one of the most important Mass Transfer Operations used extensively in the Chemical industry.

Understanding the concept behind Gas-Gas, Liquid-Liquid and the Gas-Liquid mass transfer interaction will allow you to understand and model Distillation Columns, Flashes, Batch Distillator, Tray Columns and Packed column, etc...

We will cover:

• REVIEW: Of Mass Transfer Basics (Equilibrium VLE Diagrams, Volatility, Raoult's Law, Azeotropes, etc..)

• Distillation Theory

• Application of Distillation in the Industry

• Counter-Current Operation

• Several equipment to Carry Gas-Liquid Operations

• Bubble, Spray, Packed and Tray Column equipment

• Flash Distillation & Flash Drums Design

• Design & Operation of Tray Columns

• Number of Ideal Stages: McCabe Thiele Method & Ponchon Savarit Method

• Recycle

• Condenser types: partial, total

• Pressure drop due to trays

• Design & Operation of Packed Columns

• Pressure drop due to trays

• Efficiency of Stages & Murphree's Efficency

• Batch Distillation, the Raleigh Equation

• Software Simulation for Absorption/Stripping Operations (ASPEN PLUS/HYSYS)

Solved-Problem Approach:

All theory is backed with exercises, solved problems, and proposed problems for homework/individual study.

At the end of the course:

You will be able to understand mass transfer mechanism and processes behind Binary Distillation in Flash, Continuous & Batch Processes. You will be able to continue with a Multi-Component Distillation, Reactive Distillation and Azeotropic Distillation as well as more Mass Transfer Unit Operation Courses and/or Separation Processes Course.

About your instructor:

I majored in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Industrial Engineering back in 2012.

I worked as a Process Design/Operation Engineer in INEOS Koln, mostly on the petrochemical area relating to naphtha treating. There I designed and modeled several processes relating separation of isopentane/pentane mixtures, catalytic reactors and separation processes such as distillation columns, flash separation devices and transportation of tank-trucks of product.

• Understand the Principles behind Binary Distillation

• Design & Operate Flashing, and Flash Drums via Flash Distillation of Binary Mixtures

• Understand and apply the principles and methods for simple distillation of binary mixtures