Towards energy efficient distillation technologies - Making the right choice

▸ Heat pump assisted distillation with energy savings of 20-50%. ▸ Novel and practical selection scheme of energy efficient distillation technologies. ▸ Evaluation of promising technologies: VC, MVR, TVR, AHP, CHRP, TAHP, HIDiC, DWC, CyDist. ▸ Selection criteria include: ΔTb, ΔTlift, P, Treb, Qreb, volatility. ▸ Design of eco-efficient processes with high COP, and lower TIC and TAC.