Hongfei Xie

Economically and thermodynamically efficient pressure-swing distillation with heat integration and heat pump techniques

Jian Zhai, Xin Chen, Xiaoqing Sun et al. · Applied Thermal Engineering · 2022 · 53 citations

Process Integration, Efficient Pressure-swing Distillation, Process Intensification +9

Energy-saving design and multi-objective optimisation of triple-column pressure-swing distillation configuration for separating n-propanol/benzene/water mixture with multiple azeotropes

Jian Zhai, Xin Chen, Hongfei Xie et al. · Separation and Purification Technology · 2023 · 30 citations

Energy-saving Design, Process Design, Chemical Engineering +10

Design and energy-saving strategy of sustainable pressure-swing distillation with thermally and electrically coupled intensification for separating ternary mixture with multiple azeotropes

Jian Zhai, Hongfei Xie, Xin Chen et al. · Energy · 2024 · 21 citations

Process Intensification, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +9

Improving the economic saving, environmental sustainability, and energy efficiency of separating acetone/n-heptane mixture via heat pump-assisted extractive dividing wall column with heat exchanger network

Jian Zhai, Xin Chen, Hongfei Xie et al. · Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification · 2023 · 17 citations

Environmental Sustainability, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +10

Economic, thermodynamic, environmental, and inherent safety investigation of heat pump-assisted extractive dividing wall column for separating binary azeotrope

Jian Zhai, Xiaoqing Sun, Siqi Huang et al. · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · 2023 · 16 citations

Inherent Safety Investigation, Binary Azeotrope, Separation Science +6