Simulation of adsorption processes. Introduction to gas-phase adsorption technologies ; Core concepts in gas adsorption ;The adsorption process ; How the driving forces achieve separation ; Isotherms ; The Langmuir Isotherm (1918) ; The linear isotherm ; The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) isotherm (1938) ; The Freundlich isotherm (1906) ; The Sips (Langmuir-Freundlich) isotherm (1948) ; The Toth isotherm (1971) ; The properties of packed beds ; Void fractions ; External voids ; Internal voids ; Densities ; Relationships ; Gas-phase behavior ; PSA and TSA implementation details ; Common adsorbent characteristics ; Common process configurations ; Introduction to aspen adsorption ; PSA workshop : aspen adsorption modeling for air separation ; Adding components to an aspen adsorption simulation ; Creating a flowsheet in aspen adsorption ; Specifying operating conditions : tables and forms ; Scheduling events with the cycle organizer ; Running an aspen simulation ; Viewing and exporting simulation results ; PSA workshop : hydrogen separation in aspen adsorption ; Creating a flowsheet in aspen adsorption ; Run a breakthough simulation ; Create the PSA flowsheet ; PSA workshop : modeling hydrogen separation using gCSS ; Working with model libraries : advanced flowsheet options ; Introduction to scripting : set repeated values and initialize blocks ; Inspecting blocks : advanced operating conditions ; Defining the cycle organizer ; Viewing results ; Conclusions ; Practice problems ; Introducing a gas_interaction unit into workshop 1 ; Naptha upgrading using adsorption --

Simulation of SMB chromatographic processes. Introduction to chromatography ; Mathematical differences from gas adsorption ; Thermodynamic differences from gas adsorption ; Introduction to SMB chromatography ; SMB implementation details ; Common process configurations ; M-Values ; Scale-Up concerns ; Pressure drop limitations ; Introduction to operational modes ; SMB workshop: simulate a 4-zone SMB in aspen chromatography for the separation of Trögers's base enantiomers ; Creating a flowsheet in aspen chromatography ; Adding components to an aspen chromatography simulation ; The Chrom_CCC_separator2 block ; Viewing results ; Tandem SMB workshop : simulate a separation with dual SMB columns ; Practice problems ; Run workshop 2.4 as a steady- state simulation ; Simulation of an industrial-scale xylene separation using literature data ; Simulate a 5-zone SMB system for separating phenylalanine, tryptophan and methionine --

Shortcut design of SMB systems. General concepts ; Mass balances ; Triangle theory ; Notation ; Introduction ; Constraints on the system ; Triangle theory workshop : design of a system for the separation of amino acids ; Exercise 1 : calculating transitions in a fixed bed using mathematica ; Differential equations : analysis ; Constructing the solution from eigenvectors and eigenvalues ; Use the steady- state information to constrain operating conditions ; Exercise 2 : constructing the constraints on the TMB system in mathematica ; Standing wave design ; Standing wave design in a nonlinear ideal system ; Standing wave design in a system with nonlinear ideal system ; Standing wave design workshop : calculating the operating conditions for an ideal and a nonideal system ; Conclusions ; Practice problems ; Use the triangle theory tool and the standing wave design tool to create an aspen simulation of the separation of 1-phenol-1-propanol on tribenzoate --

Operational modes of SMB processes. Overview ; Selection of operational modes ; Varicol ; Design heuristics and examples ; Workshop 1 : apply varicol to the 4-zone SMB model ; PowerFeed ; Design heuristics and examples ; Workshop 2 : apply PowerFeed to the four-zone SMB model ; ModiCon ; Design heuristics and examples ; Workshop 3 : apply ModiCon to the 4-zone SMB model ; Combined modes ; Workshop 4 : extend previously created flowsheets ; Parallel two zones ; Introduction to parallel two zones ; Specification analysis ; Importing flowheets ; Conclusions ; Practice problems ; Simulation of a five-zone SMB unit using the ModiCon operational mode ; Compare parallel two-zone results with SMB results --

Parameter extimation, regression, and sensitivity adsorptive and chromatographic processes. Empirical dcorrelations for physical properties ; Axial dispersio coefficient ; Caveats ; Parameter workshop : regressing against steady-state experiments ; Introduction to "Experiments" in aspen software ; Experimental data ; Parameter regression in Excel ; Parameter regressio in aspen chromatography ; Defining an estimation flowsheet ; Entering experimental data ; Estimation settings ; Running an estimation ; Parameter regression in mathematica ; Defining the functions ; Entering the data ; Regression ; Parameter workshop : regressing against dynamic experiments ; Problem description ; Performance concernts ; Xylene paramater regression ; Conclusions ; Practice problems ; Perform dynamic parameter estimation in aspen adsorption ; Sensitivity analysis using scripts in aspen adsorption.