A method of reusing existing design cases for synthesis of distillation process sequences is presented. The approach uses case-based reasoning (CBR) that finds the most similar existing separation designs and applies the knowledge of their concept for solving new problems. The method has previously been developed for selection of single separations and simple sequences but has now been extended...

For the last 10 years, source separation has raised an increasing interest, partly because it has been discovered that space-time approaches will play an essential role in future radio communications" Lathauwer and Comon [1]. In the case of instantaneous mixture (memoryless mixture or channel), many algorithms are proposed to solve the blind separation problem. In general case (where no special...

In this paper we propose a cyclostationary approach to the problem of the foetal electrocardiogram (FECG) extraction from a set of cutaneous potential recordings of an expectant mother. We adopted a semi-blind source separation (BSS) method for which the only necessary prior knowledge is that of the fundamental cyclic frequency of the cyclostationary process to estimate. The estimated cyclostat...

In this paper, we consider independence property between a random process and its first derivative. Then, for linear mixtures, we show that cross-correlations between mixtures and their derivatives provide a sufficient number of equations for analytically computing the unknown mixing matrix. In addition to its simplicity, the method is able to separate Gaussian sources, since it only requires s...

The separations of alcohols with hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts, and the separation of aromatic mixtures, are extremely important processes in gas and petroleum industries. Choosing an adsorbent for performing this separation is the most important part of the process. Silica gel is used as an adsorbent is various techniques such as pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and gas and liquid chromatog...

The present research reviews two basic approaches for the separation circuit configuration analysis. The first approach is to optimize the circuit configuration. In this method, after a circuit modeling, a variety of search algorithms and mathematical optimization methods are used. Previous works show that this approach has more application in the flotation process. The second approach called t...

In this work, the effects of operative parameters on CH4, CO2, O2, and N2 membrane gas separation for poly (4-methyl-1-pentane) (PMP) membrane modified by adding nanoparticles of TiO2, ZnO, and Al2O3 are assessed and investigated. The operative parameters were type and percentage of nanoparticles, and cross membrane pr...

Membrane technology is the most promising in post-combustion capture compared to absorption, adsorption and cryogenic distillation methods. It an advanced new for recovery of carbon dioxide. has several advantages when other methods due its’ simple process, low cost, lower footprint, sustainable environment energy saving method. The challenge fabrication method polymeric membrane, it depends on...