Mass Transfer Intensification Case Study:

Distillation Using Divided Wall Column

Under the Guidance of: Dr. B. SIVARAMAKRISHNA

Project Work Team Members:

G. RAMYA SHRI-18131A0815 B PRATHYUSHA-18131A0835

K. SRI TEJ KUMAR-19135A0805 V.SAIKRISHNA-19135A0812
 Motivation of the project

The Motivation of the project:

● conserves energy
● Increases the process efficiency
● Improves the purity of the desired product.
● Reduces the capital cost
● Reduces the industrial space required
● To improve profitability
 Abstract

In recent years, fully thermally coupled distillation sequences have become increasingly of interest as distillation
systems are responsible for the highest amount of energy consumption in the chemical industry.The use of an intensified
system for the separation of a multicomponent feed into three fractions in one column shell with one or more dividing walls,in
general with one reboiler and one condenser,regardless of the number of products is called a dividing wall column.

Since the first implementation of dividing wall columns, the number of these columns has increased. The position of the
divided wall is not limited to the middle of the column; it can also be placed either at the bottom or at the top of the
column.Concerning the column design,dividing wall columns have moved more and more into the focus of research and
development, because dividing wall columns are a promising technology for creating sustainable, more energy and
economically efficient processes.
 LITERATURE REVIEWED
Book name: Chemical Process Control
Author :George Stephanopoulos
Conclusion: Mathematical Model of an Ideal Binary Distillation Column

Book name: Introduction to Dividing-Wall Columns

Author :MANISH BHARGAVA, ANJU PATIL SHARMA

Article:Dividing Wall Column Provides Sizable Energy Savings

Author : Manish Bhargava, Roomi Kalita and Joseph C. Gentry, GTC Technology US, and Norihito Suzuki, TonenGeneral Sekiyu

Article:OPERATION AND CONTROL OF DIVIDING WALL DISTILLATION COLUMNS Part 1: Degrees of Freedom and Dynamic
Simulation

Author :M. I. ABDUL MUTALIB and R. SMITH (FELLOW) Department of Process Integration, UMIST, Manchester, UK
Conclusion: In this paper, we have concluded that, When compared to the side draw column, the dividing wall column has a more
complex nature, shown through degrees of freedom analysis.

Article:Divided Wall Columns: Usefulness and Challenges

Conclusion :In this contribution, the state of the art of designing, simulating, and controlling DWCs is briefly discussed.
Some of the advantages include conservation of energy, reduction of space but due to the reduction of space the number of
degrees of freedom increases therefore increasing the complexity of the design.
Article:Classification and Comparison of Dividing Walls for Distillation Columns

Conclusion: Five main types of Dividing wall Columns are classified based on (1) the
location of the two ends of the dividing wall (2) the number of condensers and reboilers associated
with the dividing wall, and (3) the number and type of transfer streams across the dividing wall.

Article:A Short Review of Dividing Wall Distillation Column as an Application of Process Intensification:
Geographical Development and the Pioneering Contribution of Prof. Arturo Jimenez in Latin America.

Conclusion : As the number of components to be separated increases, the number of columns and the energy
required to run these columns also increase. This results in huge capital costs that are unaffordable due to
limited energy resources. Divided wall column is capable of separating mixtures of three or more components to
high purity products with energy less than the conventional process. The DWC is the most widely practiced
distillation technique among the various energy-efficient distillation systems available, and many studies have
examined its energy-saving performance, design, optimization, and control behavior.
Figure: Dividing Wall column
 REFERENCES
● OPERATION AND CONTROL OF DIVIDING WALL DISTILLATION COLUMNS
Part 1: Degrees of Freedom and Dynamic Simulation
M. I. ABDUL MUTALIB and R. SMITH (FELLOW) Department of Process Integration, UMIST, Manchester, UK

● Divided Wall Columns: Usefulness and Challenges

● Classification and Comparison of Dividing Walls for Distillation Columns

● A Short Review of Dividing Wall Distillation Column as an Application of Process Intensification: Geographical
Development and the Pioneering Contribution of Prof. Arturo Jimenez in Latin America
● https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/articles/2017/dividing-wall-column-provides-sizable-energy-savings
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● https://www.aiche.org/resources/publications/cep/2019/march/introduction-dividing-wall-columns
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