Design guidelines outline solutions for reducing fouling in distillation columns DISTILLATION—1 When designing mass transfer equipment for fouling service, one must first understand the fouling ...

Membrane distillation (MD) is constantly acknowledged in the research literature as a promising technology for the future of desalination, with an increasing number of studies reported year after year ...

The LSU Cain Department of Chemical Engineering recently completed a journey of several years with the installation of its new distillation columns. The towering structure consumes two floors of ...

Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven separation process that has attracted attention for its ability to couple with low-grade or renewable heat sources, making it well suited for ...

A well-planned and executed test run of existing equipment followed by a distillation fundamentals review can yield cost-effective production increases. On an existing extractive distillation ...

We all want the inside story. Greater visibility into asset performance gives chemical and energy companies a competitive edge. Having a better understanding of column hydraulic performance can ...