Carbon dioxide extraction of ethanol from water at elevated pressures /

dc.contributor.authorPegues, Alan Spencer,en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:28:51Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:28:51Z
dc.date.issued1982en_US
dc.description.abstractExperimental results from the continuously fed apparatus demonstrate that a 23.4% conversion of a 49.5 mole% ETOH-H(, 2)O feed stream to an 88 mole% ETOH-H(, 2)O overhead stream may be accomplished with liquid carbon dioxide at 25(DEGREES)C and 1000 psia, and a solvent (CO(, 2)) to feed (ETOH and H(, 2)O) ratio of 3.12. The resulting bottom stream contained 41.5 mole% ETOH on a CO(, 2) free basis.en_US
dc.description.abstractCarbon dioxide at ambient temperature and elevated pressure of 1000 psia is employed as an extraction solvent for separating ethyl alcohol and water mixtures. A bench apparatus with a 460 ml/hr ethanol/water-feed rate demonstrates the feasibility of continuous operation of the process. The design of the next pilot plant is discussed.en_US
dc.description.abstractA growing national need exists for new and innovative separation processes using a new classification of solvents. Current separation techniques often are characterized by high daily energy costs or expensive and often environmentally unsound solvents. Fluids employed at elevated pressures may fill this need for a new class of solvents.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe CO(, 2)-H(, 2)O binary is evaluated by a solubility equation incorporating pure component experimental data, and the second virial cross coefficient as intermolecular force contributor to the mixture fugacity coefficient. The solubility equation predicted behavior which was more typical of normal fluids than of the CO(, 2)-H(, 2)O binary.en_US
dc.description.abstractA mass balance on the bench apparatus demonstrates operating conditions closely matching equilibrium conditions due to high mass transfer rates in compressed solvents. Continuously fed bench apparatus operation for extended periods of time was achieved while observing the critical opalescence of carbon dioxide. Operation at the critical point of carbon dioxide is discussed in relation to process control of high pressure, near critical, and supercritical processes.en_US
dc.format.extentxi, 216 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/5092
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-11, Section: B, page: 3674.en_US
dc.subjectEngineering, Chemical.en_US
dc.subjectEthanol.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineSchool of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineeringen_US
dc.titleCarbon dioxide extraction of ethanol from water at elevated pressures /en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Engineering::School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI8306746en_US

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