Our project team developed and tested an Aspen Plus simulation for a liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) process to determine its viability for predicting experimental results. The simulation predictions were experimentally verified at laboratory scale for three different extraction scenarios. Having confirmed the adequacy of the Aspen model, a LLE methodology was developed to demonstrate how to separate and purify organic compounds. The simulation can now be used to predict the optimal operating conditions to reduce overall operational costs.

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Creator

• Caravella, Anthony John
• Stratton, Victoria Alice
• Sarasin, Timothy Norman
• Marcinkowski, Ashley Elizabeth

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050114-102353

Advisor

• Clark, William M.
• DiBiasio, David

Year

• 2014

Sponsor

• Sunovion

Date created

• 2014-05-01

Location

• Marlborough

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright