Chance17,
Yes the fenske-underwood is only for estimating I do know that. The price of failure isn't that great considering it's just a preliminary design so I can get a rough idea of a column size in order to get pricing for economics to turn in for a grant. The mixture does have an azeotrope...
I have to separate a mixture of n-butanol and water. I know the common practice is two distillation columns with a decanter which I plan on doing but I was wondering what would be the best way to size my columns. Should I use something like the fenske/underwood method for equilibrium stages or...
I was just trying to decided which piece of equipment would be better suited for my process. I have a process of producing Succinic Acid by E. Coli fermentation and once the fermentation is complete I need to reduce the volume of my batch so I can concentrate the Succinic Acid. I first thought...
I know that a packed or trayed column is a normal steam stripping piece of equipment but what I'm trying to accomplish is steam stripping inside the bio-reactor in order to cut down on the energy demand for a column. Do you have any suggestions for steam stripping inside the bio-reactor?
I have a process where I am steam stripping an ABE fermentation in the reaction vessel it was run in. I have had success in doing this it is just that it takes quite a while and I would like to decrease this time. I wanted to know a good way to possibly distribute the steam inside the vessel or...