Minimization of Utilities Consumption in a Distillation Column with and without Heat Integration for Separation of a Binary System of Acetone-Methanol

摘要

In this work, mathematical models for a distillation column with and without heat integration have been developed. Simulation based on the developed mathematical models was used to determine the energy consumption in the distillation column for separation of a binary system of acetone and methanol. The proposed models determine the values of process variables in order to obtain the minimum utilities consumption. The comparison of results of the heat-integrated distillation column with those of the non-integrated distillation column are presented. The results show that energy savings could be achieved using heat integration. The proposed models may be applied to the design of new or redesign of existing distillation columns for separation of binary mixtures.