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SRV (Secondary Reflux Vaporization) distillation is based on heat exch
ange between the rectifying and stripping sections. This specific kind
of distillation involves a large number of operating variables and de
tails in design, and enormous computational efforts are traditionally
necessary for its optimization. Factorial design and surface response
analysis were used to optimize SRV extractive distillation in producti
on of pure ethanol. Once such a distillation process is optimized, it
involves substantially lower energy consumption than conventional ones
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