Jesus Rafael Alcantara-Avila

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What are the potential advantages of using a salt instead of a liquid solvent in extractive distillation?

I have been researching about extractive distillation to purify ethanol. I have use only liquid solvents. However, some works have used salts. In your experience, is there any advantage in using...

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Exergy loss and Entropy production are equivalent terms?Can they be used interchangeably?

Late I have been wondering if there terms are equivalent. I have found this: "Exergy is always destroyed when a process involves a temperature change. This destruction is proportional to the...

10 October 2014 5,217 7 View

What is the recommended temperature difference for heat exchange below zero Celsius?

Typically, an appropriate temperature difference for heat exchange at moderate and high temperatures is 10C, however, in several processes which include refrigeration systems, heat exchange must...

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How does the thermal decomposition of Glycerine take place at high temperature?

Glycerine can be used as an environmentally friendly solvent in extractive distillation, however, due to its thermal decomposition at high temperatures, there might be some limitations for its...

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