Distillation columns are extensively deployed in the chemical process industries when there is a need for separation of components that have different boiling points. Typically, a mixture of ...

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 ...

Distillation columns in the Dow Unit Operations Lab at the LSU College of Engineering. LSU Chemical Engineering Professional-in-Residence John Pendergast and Chair John Flake stand on the walkway ...

The columns employ a Reimers boiler unit from Electra Steam, Inc., that can deliver 334,790 BTU/h. BATON ROUGE, LA — (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The LSU Cain Department of Chemical Engineering recently ...

In this fifth installment, industry veteran Norm Lieberman explains how to avoid entrainment and improve tray efficiency in a distillation column. A distillation tray is used to mix vapors and ...

The column, measuring 10 metres wide and 66 metres in height weighs 1,300 tonnes, making it among the biggest single crude distillation column in the refining industry.