Thermally Coupled Distillation Columns

Thermally Coupled Distillation Columns: Sustainable and Bio-applications offers a comprehensive examination of thermal couplings' role in enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability in distillation processes. The book provides a detailed theoretical overview, covering foundations, energy problems in distillation, and practical implementations, providing insights into optimizing distillation columns. It also explores the motivation, physical implications, and operational benefits of thermal couplings alongside diverse case studies that demonstrate their efficacy across industries. Additionally, the book discusses innovations such as artificial intelligence applications and Industry 4.0 strategies for process optimization.It concludes with an exploration of challenges, opportunities, and future directions in improving complex divided wall column arrangements. This book will serve as an excellent resource for professionals in chemical engineering, environmental science, and sustainability, offering actionable strategies to drive efficiency and sustainability in distillation processes, contributing to broader sustainability objectives in the industrial sector.- Provides detailed, technical insights into the implementation of thermally coupled distillation columns, offering a comprehensive understanding of the technology's intricacies and its application in enhancing energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint- Outlines strategic approaches for achieving sustainability in the petrochemical and bioprocessing sectors- Includes case studies for multiple purification and production technologies and real-world applications- Discusses the theoretical foundations that motivated the conceptualization of thermal coupling and the development of distillation schemes with thermal couplings

Juan Gabriel Segovia-Hernandez is a Professor at Department of Chemical, Engineering of University of Guanajuato (México) has strong expertise in synthesis, design and optimization of (bio) processes. He has contributed to defining systematic methodologies to found, in a complete way, optimum sustainable and green processes for the production of several commodities. He also applied his methodologies to the production of biofuels and Bio-Based Building Blocks. Products of his research are more than 120 papers published in high impact factor indexed journals, 3 books with prestigious international publishers and three patent registers. In addition, he acts as a reviewer for over 25 top journals in chemical engineering, energy, and applied chemistry. For the pioneering work and remarkable achievements in his area of scientific research, he was National President of Mexican Academy of Chemical Engineering (2013-2015).Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Guanajuato (Mexico) since 2017. Through his academic development, he has gained considerable experience in the area of synthesis, design, simulation, control and optimization of chemical processes. Currently published contributions focus on the production of biofuels and base chemicals in the chemical industry. He has currently published more than 25 articles in indexed journals, 6 book chapters from renowned publishers and has registered 2 patents. He acts as a reviewer of indexed journals in the area of energy and chemical engineering. Email: eduardo.sanchez@ugto.mx, tel: +(52)4737320006 ext. 1403Dr. Salvador Hernández got his Master and Ph.D. degrees in Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya in 1993 and 1998, respectively. He stayed as scholar researcher at University of Delaware. Currently, he is professor-researcher at Universidad de Guanajuato and he is member of the National Research System of Mexico. His research interest is in the area of design an intensification of biofuels production processes, including renewable aviation fuel. He has published more than 80 papers and 7 book chapters.

1. Energy as a tipping point in sustainable processes2. Energy problems in Distillation Process3. Thermal couplings: motivation, physical implications in distillation columns4. Synthesis, design and optimization strategies in the application of thermal coupling5. Applications in (bio) thermal coupling processes within a sustainability framework6. Complete thermal coupling: Petlyuk columns and their implementation as divided wall columns7. Methodologies for the synthesis and design of DWC type schemes8. Complex Divided Wall Column Arrangements (DWC)9. Innovations, AI applications and Other Environmentally Sustainable Applications10. Challenges, opportunities in the improvement of complex DWC schemes