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Publication history: Received April 17, 2001
Accepted June 22, 2001

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Operating Strategies and Optimum Feed Tray Locations of the Fractionation Unit of BTX Plants for Energy Conservation

Jae-Cheon Lee Yeong-Koo Yeo¹ Kwang Ho Song² In-Won Kim^†

Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea ¹Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea ²LG Chemical Ltd., Research Park, Daejeon 305-380, Korea

inwon@konkuk.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, July 2001, 18(4), 428-431(4), 10.1007/BF02698286

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Abstract

Operating strategies and optimum feed tray locations were studied in a typical fractionation process of a BTX plant in Korea in order to reduce energy consumption. Control systems with fixed V/F or R/F ratios could be recommended for various feed compositions. By choosing the optimum feed tray location for the columns, about 16% of energy consumption could be reduced.

Keywords

Distillation Process Control Optimum Feed Tray Energy Conservation

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