| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for dewatering mixture of ethanol and water. The method for dewatering mixture of ethanol and water in a pervaporation process arranged to dewater ethanol, to the retentate, from water as enriched to the permeate. In the method at least one of the streams of the permeate that is about to be cooled, before the entry of the stream into a vaporizer (2) arranged to vaporize at least partly once processed ethanol-water mixture by the pervaporation process, or another permeate stream upstream of pervaporation unit, is taken (HEXI) in the cooling phase of said at least one of the streams of the permeate, so that said heat taken is at least partly directed as secondary energy into the use for heating of the mixture of the ethanol and the water that is entering into the pervaporation unit, which is arranged to dewater the mixture of the ethanol and water by pervaporation. The invention relates also to a heat exchanger, use of the heat exchanger in general, but specifically in a pervaporation process for de-watering of ethanol-water mixture. The invention also relates to pervaporation unit comprising such a heat exchanger, and also to utility unit for ethanol rectification using the heat exchanger.</p> |
