Equilibrium Staged Separations using Matlab and Mathematica

Authors

  • Housam Binous National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology

Abstract

We show a new approach, based on the utilization of Matlab and Mathematica, for solving liquid-liquid extraction and binary distillation problems. In addition, the author shares his experience using these two softwares to teach equilibrium staged separations at the National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology.

Author Biography

Housam Binous, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology

Housam Binous is a full-time faculty member at the National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology in Tunis. He earned a Diplome d'ingenieur in biotechnology from the Ecole des Mines de Paris and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California at Davis. His research interests include the application of computers in chemical engineering.

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Published

2008-04-01

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 2 (2008): Spring 2008

Section

Class and Home Problems