System for monitoring and controlling unit operations that include distillation

Cypes, Stephen (2009) System for monitoring and controlling unit operations that include distillation. US7603889B2.

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Abstract

Fluid sensor methods and systems adapted for monitoring and/or controlling distillation operations in fluidic systems, such as bath distillation operations or continuous distillation operations, are disclosed. Preferred embodiments are directed to process monitoring and/or process control for unit operations involving endpoint determination of a distillation, for example, as applied to a liquid-component-switching operation (e.g., a solvent switehing operation), a liquid-liquid separation operation, a solute concentration operation, a dispersed- phase concentration operation, among others.