Distillation Processes

Sub Code: UCH712

Lecture 1

By
Dr. Sanghamitra Barman
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Thapar Institute Of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
Punjab
Syllabus
Course Learning Objective
BOOKS
Evaluation Scheme
What is distillation?

Distillation is a separation process, which is widely used to separate the

component of a system based on their boiling points,vapor pressures or
relative volatility at specific thermodynamic condition.
Why we study distillation process?
Distillation is a core process that is fundamental to the economic
operation of any process plant. Successful outcomes depend on quality
distillation monitoring and troubleshooting since just about every
operation uses some form of distillation equipment or fractionation
columns.
The last 50 years have shown tremendous improvement in our
understanding of industrial distillation equipment and systems.
Advanced technology is taking over in the design, control, and
operation of towers. Tower internal innovation is working better than
ever to improve tower efficiency and capacity. All of these innovations
would seem to reduce the failure rate in distillation towers
Problematic Issues With Distillation
• Use of the wrong fuel/catalyst
• Improper pressure balance
• Improper column mass balance
• Reflux ratio
• Regular analysis of the distillation column
Thank you