Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Bradford
Article title
Significant thermal energy reduction in lactic acid production process
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Applied Energy
Article number
-
Volume number
89
Issue number
1
First page of article
74
ISSN of journal
03062619
Year of publication
2012
URL
-
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
Beyond a certain threshold quality, energy consumption (carbon footprint) can increase nonlinearly with quality. This paper, for the first time, demonstrated (using model based techniques) that flexible operation (reflux ratio) not only enhances the quality of product but also reduces the energy consumption significantly. This work led to further research on energy savings in nonconventional batch distillation columns by Mujtaba and collaborators from Libya.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
B - Mechanical and Process Engineering
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
