Transcription of Chapter 18 Ethanol distillation: the fundamentals
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Ethanol distillation : the fundamentals 269 Chapter 18 Ethanol distillation : the fundamentalsR. Katzen, Madson and Moon, JrKATZEN International, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, USAF undamentals of a distilling systemCertain fundamental principles are common toall distilling systems. Modern distillation systemsare multi-stage, continuous, countercurrent,vapor-liquid contacting systems that operatewithin the physical laws that state that differentmaterials boil at different in Figure 1 is a typical distillationtower that could be employed to separate anideal mixture. Such a system would contain thefollowing elements:a. a feed composed of the two components tobe separated,b. a source of energy to drive the process (inmost cases, this energy source is steam , eitherdirectly entering the base of the tower ortransferring its energy to the tower contentsthrough an indirect heat exchanger called areboiler),c.
Represented in Figure 1 is a typical distillation tower that could be employed to separate an ideal mixture. Such a system would contain the following elements: a. a feed composed of the two components to be separated, b. a source of energy to drive the process (in most cases, this energy source is steam, either directly entering the base of ...
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