Effects of solution complexation on crystallization processes

Crystallization is a separation technique widely used in chemical processes to produce high-purity solid products. The impact of solution chemistry on the kinetics and thermodynamics of crystallization processes is neither well understood nor properly characterized. Therefore, there exists a need for research to develop chemistry that can exploit the effect of impurities, additives and foreign molecules on the chemistry within crystallizing solutions. The use of rational chemical interactions has the potential of enhancing the controllability of crystallization unit operations, providing a new process handle for chemical engineers with which they can create new crystal forms, enhance product purity, improve yields, or inhibit the formation of undesirable crystals. This thesis focuses on the use of small-molecule chemical additives that exhibit selective intermolecular interactions with crystallizing solutes or their impurities.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Pons-Siepermann, Carlos A.(Carlos Alberto)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Allan S. Myerson.

• Chemical Engineering.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121897

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/121897