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From power to heat: Strategies for electrifying distillation for sustainable chemical processes

Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024, 257( B), 124316. New paper of the COnCEPT Research Group in Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier), regarding different strategies for electrifying distillation for more sustainable chemical processes in the industry 4.0. This paper explores the simultaneous implementation … Continue reading

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What does the NRTL model look like? Determination of boundaries for different fluid phase equilibrium regions (Boundaries_LL_NRTL GUI)

03/20/2024: Thanks a lot for all the interest shown. This paper has been one of the most downloaded* during its first 12 months of publication in AIChE Journal (*Among work published in an issue between 1 January 2022 – 31 … Continue reading

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Procedure to Qualitatively Represent Residue Curve Maps and Analyze the Possible Existence of Distillation Boundaries

The analysis of residue curve maps is essential to know the VLE behavior of a ternary mixture, the possible existence of distillation boundaries and therefore different distillation regions in the ternary composition diagram, and the corresponding areas where the different … Continue reading

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Libro: Operaciones de separación de transferencia de materia (Ingeniería Química)

Libro: Operaciones de separación de transferencia de materia Marcilla, Antonio · Gómez, Amparo · García, Ángela Nuria · Beltrán, María Isabel · Olaya, María del Mar · Labarta, Juan Antonio ISBN: 9788413571775; ISBN Digital: 9788413577432. Ed. Síntesis. Publicado 30.08.2022. Páginas … Continue reading

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GMcal_TieLinesVL (New version v.2.3): Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Topological Analysis of Experimental and Calculated GM Functions for Binary and Ternary (Isobaric or Isothermal) Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) Data (including Tie-Lines, Derivatives, Distillation Boundaries, LL Critical Points Location, etc.)

Similar to previous MatLab Graphical User Interfaces (GUI’s) developed to systematically check the consistency of LLE data correlation results, GMcal_TieLinesLL (v.2.3), or Boundaries_LL_NRTL for the analysis of the miscibility boundaries that the NRTL model present, this GUI, GMcal_TieLinesVL (new version … Continue reading

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GMcal_TieLinesLL (v.2.3): Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Topological Analysis of Calculated GM Surfaces and Curves, including Tie-Lines, Hessian Matrix, Spinodal Curve, Critical Point Location, Miscibility Boundaries, etc. for Binary and Ternary Liquid -Liquid Equilibrium (LLE) Data

In this link: http://rua.ua.es/dspace/handle/10045/51725, it is possible to acces to a very easy to use Graphical User Interface (GMcal_TieLinesLL v.2.3) based on the topological information contained in the Gibbs energy of mixing function, that has been developed for binary and … Continue reading

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The 4th most cited article published in Fluid Phase Equilibria in 2017-2020 (Scopus 11/2020)

Should we trust all the published LLE correlation parameters in phase equilibria? Necessity of their assessment prior to publication. Volume 433, February 2017, Pages 243-252. RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/66521. A. Marcilla | J. A. Labarta | M. M. Olaya Chemical Engineering Department … Continue reading

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La investigación en Ingeniería Química de la Universidad de Alicante aparece en el prestigioso Ranking de Shanghai

Ingeniería Química (Chemical Engineering) la Universidad de Alicante vuele a aparecer en 2019 especialmente destacada, entre las posiciones 151-200 del prestigioso Ranking mundial de Shanghai.

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Investidura como Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Alicante del Prof. Ignacio Grossmann

El 28 de enero de 2019, dentro de los actos conmemorativos de Santo Tomás de Aquino, se celebró la investidura como doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de Alicante del Prof. Ignacio E. Grossmann del Chemical Engineering Department de Carnegie … Continue reading

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Sello EUR-ACE. Grado en Ingeniería Química en la Universidad de Alicante

El Grado en Ingeniería Química de la Universidad de Alicante ha sido el primer Grado en Ingeniería Química de España en acreditarse con el sello de calidad internacional EUR-ACE (ENAEE-ANECA). Enlace web ANECA (24 de Mayo de 2016) Felicidades a todas y … Continue reading

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Thermodynamic review of Gibbs Energy of Mixing Topology

In the following link you can find a Thermodynamic introduction about the topology of the Gibbs Energy of Mixing function, and its relevance in the phase equilibrium calculations: http://rua.ua.es/dspace/handle/10045/51725

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Some examples of modeling in chemical engineering

In the following link you can find some examples of modeling in chemical engineering related to thermal treatment of polymers, phase equilibrium calculations and process design: http://rua.ua.es/dspace/handle/10045/24718

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Material docente Ingeniería Química

Aquí os paso un listado algunos enlaces de materiales docentes relacionado con el cálculo del equlibrio entre fases y diseño de columnas de operaciones de separación: MÉTODO DE DISEÑO PARA COLUMNAS DE RECTIFICACIÓN: McCABE – THIELE. Página web de autoaprendizaje … Continue reading

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web vualà

Hola!, aquí os añado el nuevo enlace a mi web personal en vualà, donde podéis encontrar las principales referencias y enlaces de nuestros últimos trabajos publicados, así como las pricipales comunicaciones a congresos, en el ámbito de la investigación y … Continue reading

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Enlaces a Publicaciones: Investigación-Docencia en Ingeniería Química

Aquí os añado unos enlaces a diferentes repositorios: Scopus Web SciTopics American Chemical Society Publications (Industrial and Engineering Chemical Research) Repositorio Institucional RUA Scientific Commons Science Direct.com

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Web Personal

En primer lugar os añado aquí el enlace a mi web personal donde podéis ver nuestros últimos trabajos publicados en el ámbito de la investigación y docencia en Ingeniería Química, especialmente en el modelado del equilibro entre fases, diseño y … Continue reading

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