Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier). 2025, 274(B), 126753 (Golden open access)
Considering the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) especially those related to industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG-9); responsible consumption and production (SDG-12) and climate action (SDG-13), this new research article of the COnCEPT Research Group of the University of Alicante, explores a new optimization framework for the defossilization and electrification of multicomponent distillation processes, integrating advanced Heat Pump-Assisted Distillation (HPAD) technologies, thermally coupled column configurations, and comprehensive energy integration strategies. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126753).