STUDY OF ISOBUTANE-HEXENE SEPARATION: A REAL PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY CASE

This work aimed the study and optimization the recovery method of isobutane and hexene in a distillation column. This column is part of the process to obtain high density polyethylene in a petrochemical industry. To carry out the simulation of the process, the software ASPEN PLUS, ASPEN DYNAMICS and...

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Main Authors: Newton Libanio Ferreira, Ingrid Ramos Alegre Chic, Juliana Mazarin Aguiar, Rodrigo Seiji Ota, Thais Ribeiro Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) 2018-03-01
Series:The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufv.br/ojs/jcec/article/view/2497