This is a collection of Aspen Plus v8.8 Simulation Files that were used to conduct the research published in Dalle Ave G, Adams TA II, "Techno-economic comparison of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol fermentation using various extractants", Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 156, 15 January 2018, Pages 288-300. The LAPSE postprint of this work is available at LAPSE:2018.0132.

Each simulation file contains a flowsheet model of the process to recover acetone, butanol, and ethanol from the ABE fermentation broth for the following case studies:

1. Direct distillation of the ABE Broth
2. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using 2-Ethyl-1-Hexanol
3. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Decane
4. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Decanol
5. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Hexanol
6. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Mesitylene
7. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Oleyl-Alcohol
8. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Blend 1 (Oleyl-Alcohol/Decane Blend)
9. Product extraction and purification from ABE Broth using Blend 2 (Oleyl-Alcohol/Decanol Blend)

Each simulation contains one or more of an extraction column, distillation columns, pumps, flash drums, decanters, and other units.

As the simulations were made in Aspen Plus 8.8, they can be opened in later versions, but modifications may be required, and there is no guarantee that they will work on later versions of the software. The modifications may include upgrading physical property databases, upgrading the RADFRAC column hydraulic models, turning off the economic analysis, and altering the convergence criteria for the columns as well as the design specifications and other solvers, as since the models have changed, so will the solution strategy.

These files are given As-Is with no warranty given, express or implied.