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A novel solvent separation process with integrated open-cycle absorption refrigeration.

Author(s) : WHITE S. D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

An integrated solvent separation/open-cycle absorption refrigeration process is described and its thermodynamic and economic performance is presented for a case-study application. The case-study application considers a refrigerated lean oil absorption process for recovering both propane and benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX) from light gases. Simulations showed that the capital cost of the novel integrated lean oil/refrigeration process was approximately 23% less than that of the equivalent cryogenic distillation process with marginally lower fuel consumption. The results show that the novel integrated lean oil/refrigeration process could be competitive in some applications. Further research is recommended.

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  • Original title: A novel solvent separation process with integrated open-cycle absorption refrigeration.
  • Record ID : 2001-0163
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 19 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1999/04

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