Reactive Thermally Coupled Distillation Sequences: Pareto Front
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- 作者：Erick Yair Miranda-Galindo ; Juan Gabriel Segovia-Herna虂ndez ; Salvador Herna虂ndez ; Claudia Gutie虂rrez-Antonio ; Abel Briones-Rami虂rez
- 刊名：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
- 出版年：2011
- 出版时间：January 19, 2011
- 年：2011
- 卷：50
- 期：2
- 页码：926-938
- 全文大小：644K
- 年卷期：v.50,no.2(January 19, 2011)
- ISSN：1520-5045
文摘
Design of reactive distillation sequences is a major computer-aided design challenge. The optimal design of reactive complex distillation systems is a highly nonlinear and multivariable problem, and the objective function used as optimization criterion is generally nonconvex with several local optimums and subject to several constraints. In addition, several attributes for the design of these separation schemes are often conflicting objectives, and the design problem should be represented from a multiple objective perspective. As a result, solving with traditional optimization methods is not reliable because they generally converge to local optimums and often fail to capture the full Pareto optimal front. In this work, we have studied the design of reactive distillation with thermal coupling (using as study case the production of fatty esters), generalizing the use of a multiobjective genetic algorithm with restrictions coupled to Aspen ONE Aspen Plus, previously used in the design and optimization of intensified distillation systems. The results obtained in the Pareto front indicate that the energy consumption of the complex distillation sequence can be reduced significantly by varying operational conditions. Trends in the energy consumption, total annual cost, and greenhouse gas emissions of the thermally coupled reactive distillation sequences can be obtained.