Cette thèse présente une approche originale du procédé de distillation membranaire avec balayage gazeux pour la concentration des solutions thermosensibles (SGMD). Pour ce faire, un nouveau contacteur membranaire avec des fibres creuses métalliques a été conçu afin réaliser le procédé de distillation à basse température. La chaleur nécessaire au procédé est produite au niveau des fibres par effet Joule, plutôt qu'à partir de chaleur latente de la phase aqueuse. La génération localisée de la chaleur a comme conséquence une réduction du phénomène de polarisation de la température. Des fibres creuses en acier inoxydable ont été synthétisées avec les propriétés structurales appropriées et une bonne résistance mécanique. La surface des pores des fibres a été rendue hydrophobe par le dépôt d'une fine couche d'un élastomère. En outre, une nouvelle méthode « verte » a été développée pour fabriquer des fibres creuses en alumine et acier inoxydable. Cette méthode est basée sur la gélification ionique des bio-polymères et ne n'utilise pas des solvants nocifs. L'étude expérimentale détaillée du SGMD a permis de déterminer l'influence de différents paramètres opérationnels sur les performances du procédé. Il a été démontré que l'effet Joule permet d'améliorer le flux et l'efficacité de la séparation non seulement pour le SGMD mais aussi pour la pervaporation. / This thesis presents an original approach for the concentration of thermo-sensitive solutions: the Sweep Gas Membrane Distillation (SGMD) process. A new membrane contactor with metallic hollow fibers has been designed and allows the distillation process to be operational at low temperature. Heat is generated in the fibers by the Joule effect, rather than being supplied as latent heat in the liquid bulk. The localized generation of heat results in a reduction of temperature polarization phenomena. The stainless-steel hollow fiber membranes have been synthetized with appropriate structural properties and sufficient mechanical strength. The pore surface of the fibers has been made hydrophobic by the deposition of a thin layer of an elastomer. Moreover, a novel and green method is presented to fabricate alumina and stainless-steel hollow fibers. This method is based on ionic gelation of a biopolymer and completely avoids the use of harmful solvents. By a detailed experimental study of the SGMD the influence of different operational parameters on the process performance has been investigated. The improvements in the flux and the separation efficiency using Joule effect have been successfully demonstrated, even in the case of pervaporation.

Fougerolles est la capitale française du kirsch. Sa production s’est semi-industrialisée dès le début du XIXe siècle. D’abord activité complémentaire de l’agriculture fougerollaise, la distillation va se développer en faisant émerger, au milieu du XIXe siècle, de véritables entrepreneurs qui vont marquer le marché des alcools de bouche en France jusqu’au milieu du XXe siècle.L’industrie de la distillation à Fougerolles s’est développée dans un marché des alcools de bouche très concurrentiel subissant régulièrement des contraintes économiques législatives et sociales et surtout , marqué par la confrontation entre les spiritueux et les boissons fermentées représentées par la boisson nationale, le vin. Cette confrontation aboutit à l’interdiction de la liqueur d’absinthe en 1915 et des liqueurs anisées au début des années 1940.Dans ce contexte et à travers l’étude historique des trajectoires socio-économiques de deux firmes familiales rurales qui ont su tirer profit du savoir-faire local et de l’évolution des techniques de distillation, nous apportons un éclairage sur leur émergence, leur stratégies de développement, leur résistance, leur résilience et la pérennisation de leurs activités industrielles et commerciales entre 1839, année de l’installation dans la commune du précurseur de l’industrie de la distillation en Haute-Saône, Abel BRESSON, et 1940 avec l’instauration du régime de Vichy qui va durcir la lutte antialcoolique en interdisant, entre autres, les liqueurs anisées et la publicité sur les alcools de bouche.Outre la dimension proprement théorique, notre thèse pourrait aussi s’inscrire dans une stratégie de redynamisation d’un territoire à travers la valorisation de son patrimoine industriel et de ses produits qui ont fait sa renommée au niveau national et international. / Fougerolles is the French capital of kirsch. Its production became semi-industrialized at the beginning of the 19th century. Distillation was first a complementary activity of agriculture in Fougerolles, then, in the middle of the 19th century, this activity grew to become a business which was to influence the market of alcoholic beverages in France until the middle of the 20th century.This distillation industry in Fougerolles grew in a highly competitive market of alcoholic beverages, which regularly suffered from economic, legislative and social constraints and, mostly, was influenced by the confrontation between spirits and fermented beverages represented by wine, the national drink. This confrontation led to the prohibition of the absinthe liqueur in 1915 and aniseed liquors in the early 1940s.In this context, and through the study of the socio-economic trajectories of two rural family firms that could take advantage of the local know-how and the evolution of distillation techniques, we highlight their emergence, their development, their resistance and their resilience and the sustainability of their industrial and commercial activities between 1839, when Abel BRESSON the pioneer of the distillation industry from Haute-Saône settled in Fougerolles, and 1940 with the establishment of the Vichy regime which toughened the anti-alcohol fight by prohibiting, among others, the sale of aniseed liquors and the advertising of alcoholic beverages.In addition to the theoretical dimension, our thesis could also be part of a strategy to revitalize a territory through the promotion of its industrial heritage and products, which have made it nationally and internationally renowned.

The ability to produce potable water economically is the primary focus of seawater desalination research. There are numerous methods to desalinate water, including reverse osmosis, multi-stage flash distillation, and multi-effect evaporation. These methods cost more than potable water produced from natural resources; hence an attempt is made in this research project to produce potable water using a modified high-efficiency jet ejector in vapor-compression distillation. The greater efficiency of the jet ejector is achieved by properly mixing propelled and motive streams. From experiments conducted using air, the pressure rise across the jet ejector is better in case of one or two mixing vanes and the highest back pressure (pinch valve closed 83.33%). At other pinch valve closings, the air velocity through the jet ejector was high, so the extra surface area from the mixing vanes caused excessive friction and lowered the efficiency.

The ability to produce potable water economically is the primary focus of seawater desalination research. There are numerous methods to desalinate water, including reverse osmosis, multi-stage flash distillation, and multi-effect evaporation. These methods cost more than potable water produced from natural resources; hence an attempt is made in this research project to produce potable water using a modified high-efficiency jet ejector in vapor-compression distillation. The greater efficiency of the jet ejector is achieved by properly mixing propelled and motive streams. From experiments conducted using air, the pressure rise across the jet ejector is better in case of one or two mixing vanes and the highest back pressure (pinch valve closed 83.33%). At other pinch valve closings, the air velocity through the jet ejector was high, so the extra surface area from the mixing vanes caused excessive friction and lowered the efficiency.

This study was to investigate theory and application of Osmotic Distillation (OD). OD is a new novel membrane separation process used for the concentration of aqueous solutions such as fruit juices without the application of heat. The present work was undertaken to investigate flux limitations focusing on feedside, membrane and stripper side characteristics of OD. Once the limiting areas were identified, further studies were undertaken to determine methods of minimizing those limitations without losing the quality and integrity of the liquid feed. A laboratory scale OD system was used to simulate the industrial process which takes place during the production of grape juice concentrate for the fruit juice industry. Results of a UF pretreatment study showed that the use of UF membranes with pore diameters of 0.1 fÝm or less as a pretreatment for the subsequent OD of grape juice resulted in significant increases in OD flux over that observed for juice not subjected to UF. The study of the physical properties of the feed played an important role in the explanation of the OD process. The increase in OD flux was attributed to a reduction in juice viscosity as the result of the removal of protein and other high molecular weight components. Apart from an increase in OD flux, UF pretreatment of the grape juice proved to be beneficial in other areas of the OD process. HPLC measurements showed that the normal concentration of fermentable sugars in standard 68 oBrix concentrate can be achieved at a lower Brix value in feed subjected to UF pretreatment, further reducing the need to handle highly viscous feeds. UF pretreatment also resulted in an increase in juice surface tension consequently reducing the tendency for membrane wet-out to occur. The study of the deoxygenation of the feed solution shows that the removal of dissolved gases by the pre boiling method and the perstraction with chemical reaction (PCR) method both had a positive affect on OD flux. Pre boiling the brine resulted in an indirect reduction in dissolved oxygen in the feed. Pre boiling both the feed and brine, further increased the flux. Throughout the PCR study, it was evident that stripper side mass transfer of O2 was not limited by flowrate but was limited by higher stripper concentration. However, the latter had an insignificant effect when the sulfite-oxygen reaction was catalysed. The use of a catalyst and increase in temperature gave a significant improvement in overall mass transfer coefficient. Ten types of hydrophobic microporous membranes were tested for their influence on OD flux. While the pore diameter is a considerable factor in mass transport of gases through the membrane, it was also noted that the type of membrane material used had an affect on the overall mass transfer. All top three performing membranes had pore diameters of 0.2 x 10-6 m and were made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The choice of brine to use as the stripper was based on criteria that were confirmed by the brine studies performed here. The best performing stripper solutions demonstrating the greatest improvement in OD flux over the most commonly used brines, NaCl, CaCl2 and CH3COOK were aqueous solutions of potassium salts of phosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid and blends thereof. These salts agreed with all the required characteristics of a suitable brine, demonstrating high solubility rates, supporting the ability to lower water vapour pressure. The study of the corrosion effects of brine salts confirmed the phosphate salts are superior demonstrating some of the lowest corrosion rates and highest pH.

The present work was undertaken to develop a composite osmotic distillation (OD) membrane consisting of a thin hydrogel coating on a microporous hydrophobic substrate for the concentration of aqueous feeds containing surface-active agents. The range of OD applications using the hydrophobic membrane alone have been severely limited by the propensity for membrane wet-out when contacted by amphiphilic agents such as oils, fats and detergents. Wet-out allows the feed solution to track freely through the membrane pores with a resulting loss of solutes and a decrease in selectivity. The rationale for the approach taken was based on the hypothesis that the high water selectivity of the hydrophilic coating would maintain good water mass transfer to the underlying hydrophobic substrate but exclude other components including surface-active agents. The first stage of this work involved the identification of potential coating materials and the fabrication and structural characterization of films of these materials to determine their suitability. The second stage involved the development of techniques to facilitate adhesion of the hydrophilic coatings to the hydrophobic substrate, and the testing of the resulting composite membranes for OD performance and resistance to wet-out by surface-active agents. Sodium alginate was selected as the major coating component on the basis of its non-toxicity and its potential for stable hydrogel formation. Structural characterization of noncrosslinked films and films crosslinked using a water-soluble carbodiimide (WSC) was carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and swelling measurements. Maximum crosslinking through esterification of hydroxyl and carboxylic acid groups on adjacent polymer strands using the film immersion method was achieved with a non-solvent (ethanol) concentration of 60 vol % and a WSC concentration of 100 mM at pH 4. These conditions resulted in a hydrogel with an equilibrium water content of 60 wt %. DSC measurements of noncrosslinked and crosslinked alginate films showed an increase in crystallinity and hence rigidity on crosslinking. Therefore, several coatings were prepared as blends of sodium alginate and amorphous highly flexible carrageenan gum in order to meet the flexibility requirements of a membrane subjected to varying operating pressures in an industrial OD plant. Structural characterization with respect to polymer blend ratio was carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), DSC, X-ray diffraction (XRD). The optimisation for crosslinking conditions was undertaken as for sodium alginate alone. Optimum conditions for film preparation were 20 wt % carrageenan content and a crosslinking medium containing 60 vol % non-solvent (ethanol) and 120 mM WSC at pH 4. These conditions produced a hydrogel with an equilibrium water content of 85 wt %. Two different techniques were employed to anchor the coatings on substrate PTFE membranes. For membranes with a nominal diameter of 0.2 µm, the technique involved surface tension adjustment of the coating solution by ethanol addition in order to enhance penetration of the coating solution meniscus into the substrate pores. This was followed by polymer precipitation by the selective removal of water using OD to provide structural interlocking. T-peel strength measurements showed that this technique resulted in a ten-fold increase in adhesion strength when compared with a coating cast without surface tension adjustments. For membranes with a nominal diameter of 0.1µm, an interfacial bonding agent, myristyltrimethylammonium bromide (MTMA), was used. This technique gave a three-fold increase in adhesion strength relative to that of coating cast without the use of MTMA. The composite membranes were tested in extended OD trials using pure water and feeds containing limonene, the major surface-active components of orange oil. The sodium alginate-carrageenan blend membrane, which was the preferred membrane based on flexibility and water sorption considerations, was also tested against full-cream milk and an industrial detergent, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (DBS). The results indicated that the coatings offered little resistance to water transport and were effective in providing protection against membrane wet-out. Durability trials showed that the composite membranes retained their integrity in water for a minimum of 30 days. Overall, this study has expanded the potential applications of OD to include many important industrial concentration steps that are currently being undertaken by conventional processes with unsatisfactory results. These include the concentration of citrus juices, full-cream milk and nuclear power plant liquid waste. These feeds contain limonene, fats and detergents respectively, all of which wet out unprotected hydrophobic membranes.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-03-16T18:20:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ANGELA LUCÍNIA URTIGA VASCONCELOS - TESE PPGEQ 2015..pdf: 3505212 bytes, checksum: 24fcdf4a2acef884f73f1502723a100d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-16T18:20:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ANGELA LUCÍNIA URTIGA VASCONCELOS - TESE PPGEQ 2015..pdf: 3505212 bytes, checksum: 24fcdf4a2acef884f73f1502723a100d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08 / Capes / As operações de processos químicos periodicamente são interrompidas para realização de procedimentos de manutenção preventiva e/ou corretiva nos equipamentos que fazem parte do processo. Após a parada e as etapas do comissionamento dos equipamentos, dá-se início a operação de partida. A operação de partida dos processos químicos, em especial das colunas de destilação, é uma das etapas mais complexas observadas na prática industrial. O procedimento de partida de uma coluna de destilação pode levar desde algumas horas até dias para atingir o estado estacionário. Quanto maior o tempo necessário para que a operação da coluna alcance o regime estacionário, maior será a quantidade de produtos fora de especificação e maior será o consumo de energia, o que eleva os custos da operação. Embora a operação de partida seja uma etapa de extrema importância nas plantas químicas, ainda é pouco o número de pesquisas realizadas com relação a esse tema. Além disso, não foi encontrado na literatura consultada nenhum trabalho sobre a operação de partida dos sistemas de colunas de destilação termicamente acopladas. O sistema estudado consiste de duas colunas de destilação interconectadas por duas correntes, uma corrente no estado vapor e outra no estado líquido, onde uma das colunas é do tipo extrativa, utilizada para a separação da mistura azeotrópica etanol-água, e a outra é uma coluna de recuperação do solvente etilenoglicol. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo o desenvolvimento de procedimento de partida para o sistema de destilação extrativa termicamente acoplado estudado. Foi avaliado o comportamento dinâmico do sistema durante a operação de partida, bem como o efeito da variação do perfil da vazão do vapor de aquecimento no refervedor sobre o tempo total da partida, do efeito da composição da corrente de alimentação da coluna de recuperação sobre o tempo total da partida e do efeito do instante de alimentação do solvente na coluna extrativa sobre o tempo total da partida. A partir dos resultados e das análises realizadas, foi observado que a coluna de recuperação é quem demanda mais tempo para que a operação de partida do sistema seja concluída, logo quanto menor a quantidade de etanol que é alimentada na coluna de recuperação, menor o tempo total da partida do sistema. Foi observado também, que o solvente deve ser alimentado desde o início da operação de partida, pois quanto mais tardia a alimentação do solvente na coluna extrativa, maior é o tempo total da partida. / Preventive and/or corrective maintenance procedures in equipment’s process operations provoke periodically shut down in the plants. After the maintenance and commissioning step conclusions, initiate the equipment’s startup operation. The start-up operation of chemical processes, in particular distillation columns, is one of the most complex operations in industrial practice. The start-up procedure of a distillation column occurs in few hours or can to wait days to reach steady state. The longer the time required for the operation of the column reaches the steady state, the greater the amount of off-spec product and greater energy consumption. Therefore, the starting operation has a significant impact on operating costs. Although the startup operation is a step of great importance in chemical plants, still is little the number of researches performed with respect to this subject. Moreover, the literature focuses on startup conventional distillation columns. To fill this gap, this work focused startup distillation column thermally coupled. The system studied consists of two distillation columns. One of the columns is extractive distillation type used for separating the azeotropic mixture ethanol-water. The other is a solvent recovery column. The two column is interconnected by two streams. A stream is in vapor phase, and the another stream is in liquid phase. The dynamic behavior of the system was evaluated during the startup operation in a reference configuration. Then was studied the effect of varying the heating steam flow profile in the reboiler, the effect of the feed stream composition of the recovery column and the effect of the start solvent feed extraction column in the total startup time. From the results obtained, it was observed that the recovery column is responsible for most of the time required for completion of the starting. The smaller the amount of ethanol fed to the recovery column, the lower the total time of system startup. It was also observed that the solvent should be fed since the beginning of the start-up operation, because the later the feed of the solvent in the extractive column, the greater the total start-up time.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-03-19T17:03:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 WAGNER BRANDÃO RAMOS - TESE PPGEQ 2016..pdf: 17733872 bytes, checksum: 5e6f59ac00a4f15f43c3f335dc3b2075 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-19T17:03:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 WAGNER BRANDÃO RAMOS - TESE PPGEQ 2016..pdf: 17733872 bytes, checksum: 5e6f59ac00a4f15f43c3f335dc3b2075 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-22 / Capes / A destilação extrativa é um método bastante utilizado em indústrias alcooleiras para se obter etanol anidro, cujo processo é composto por duas colunas de destilação, onde a primeira coluna (coluna de destilação extrativa) tem como função desidratar o etanol e a segunda coluna (coluna de recuperação) recuperar o solvente utilizado no processo. Colunas de destilação são responsáveis por um consumo bastante elevado de energia em uma planta e, por isso, diversos métodos de otimização têm sido publicados na literatura, cujos resultados propõem mudanças nas condições operacionais e design do sistema. Além da necessidade de que este sistema opere em condições ótimas, também é necessário se obter um sistema de controle eficiente e que seja capaz de manter o etanol anidro produzido dentro da especificação desejada, mesmo diante distúrbios que ocorrem normalmente neste processo. Sendo assim, o tema deste trabalho surgiu da união destes dois pontos importantes, otimização e controle, no qual o objetivo é estudar o comportamento dinâmico e o controle do processo de destilação extrativa para obtenção de etanol anidro, utilizando etileno glicol como solvente e com integração térmica entre correntes do processo. Sob este escopo, traçou-se objetivos específicos inexistentes na literatura consultada, que são as influências da integração térmica, do teor de solvente e do grau de pureza de etanol anidro que se deseja obter sobre o controle de sistemas de destilação extrativa. Os resultados mostram que o teor de solvente e a presença da integração térmica causam desvios na composição do produto de interesse (etanol anidro), em comparação com o processo sem integração térmica, quando ocorrem distúrbios na alimentação para o mesmo sistema de controle. O grau de pureza de etanol anidro que se deseja obter também causa influência no controle da pureza. De maneira geral, estes efeitos se apresentaram de forma mais acentuada nos casos em que o sistema opera com alto teor de solvente (condição que representa menor consumo energético). Sendo assim, foram propostas modificações no esquema de controle, proporcionando melhores resultados para estes casos. / Extractive distillation is a method widely used in the alcohol industry to obtain anhydrous ethanol, which process consists of two distillation columns where the first column (extractive distillation column) has the function to dehydrate ethanol and the second column (recovery column) recovers the solvent used in the process. Distillation columns are responsible for a very high energy consumption in a plant and thus various methods of optimization, which results suggest changes in operating conditions and system design, have been published in the literature. In addition to the need for this system to operate in optimum conditions, it is also necessary to provide an efficient control system that is able to maintain anhydrous ethanol produced within the desired specification even after the disturbances that normally occur in this process. Thus, the theme of this work arose from the union of these two important points, optimization and control, in which the goal is to study the dynamic behavior and the control of the extractive distillation process for obtaining anhydrous ethanol, using ethylene glycol as a solvent and thermal integration between process streams. Under this scope, specific objectives nonexistent in the literature were drawn, which are the influences of thermal integration, solvent content and the degree of purity of anhydrous ethanol to be obtained on the control of extractive distillation systems. The results show that the solvent content and the presence of thermal integration causes deviations in the product composition of interest (anhydrous ethanol) compared to the process without heat integration, when disturbances occur in the feed for the same control system. The degree of purity of anhydrous ethanol to be obtained also causes influence over controllability. Generally, these effects are exhibited more markedly when the system operates with high solvent content (optimum operating point). So changes were proposed for the control scheme, providing better results for these cases.

Cette thèse de doctorat concerne l’étude de la distillation membranaire sous vide pour l’élimination de l’arsenic contenu dans les eaux souterraines. En effet, la contamination des nappes phréatiques par l’arsenic est une problématique majeure dans de nombreux pays, et en particulier au Vietnam. Dans ce pays, choisi comme cas d’étude pour ce travail, environ 13% de la population est empoisonnée par des eaux souterraines contaminées par l’arsenic. De plus, ces eaux souterraines présentent des salinités élevées (5-10 g.L-1) dues à des infiltrations d’eau de mer dans les nappes. Ce travail de thèse a permis de démontrer la faisabilité de la distillation membranaire sous vide (DMV) pour éliminer l’arsenic contenu dans ces eaux et réduire leur salinité afin de les rendre propres à la consommation humaine. Les concentrations en As(III) dans le perméat de DMV sont toujours inférieures aux limites de la norme en eau potable (10 μg.L-1), même pour de très fortes concentrations en As(III) dans l’alimentation (jusqu’à 2000 μg.L-1). La DMV ne nécessite pas de pré-oxydation de l’As(III) en As(V), étape nécessaire dans de nombreux procédés conventionnels de traitement. De plus, un couplage entre l’osmose inverse (OI) et la DMV a été étudié : l’étape d’OI permet une pré-concentration en NaCl et As(III), puis ce rétentat est alors sur-concentré grâce à laDMV. La DMV a montré de très bonnes performances pour traiter un concentrat contenant de très fortes concentrations en As(III) (7000 μg/L). La DMV permet toujours de limiter les teneurs en arsenic dans le perméat à des valeurs en-dessous de la norme. Enfin, unesimulation d’un procédé global, incluant OI et DMV, et fonctionnant à un taux de conversion global de 96%, a été effectuée. Ce couplage ouvre la voie vers un traitement global de l’arsenic permettant de générer de très faibles quantités d’effluents finaux / This PhD work deals with vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) for arsenic removal from groundwaters. Contamination of water resources with arsenic was identified in 105 countries. Approximately 150 million people are being exposed to arsenic contamination, and 147 million of these people live in Asia. In Vietnam, chosen as the case study of this work, 13% of the population is being in risk of arsenic poisoning. Drinking water resources present not only high arsenic concentration (1 – 3050 ppb) but also high salinity (5 – 15 g/L). This work allowed demonstrating the feasibility of VMD to remove arsenic and also salts contained in groundwaters. As(III) concentration in the permeate of VMD was always lower than the standard level for drinking water (10 μg.L-1), even for high As(III) concentrations in the feed (up to 2000 μg.L-1). With VMD, a pre-oxidation step was not necessary to convert As(III) into As(V), as it is the case for other conventional treatment processes. Moreover, a coupling between reverse osmosis (RO) and VMD was studied. RO was considered as a first step to concentrate NaCl and As(III) before this retentate stream was further concentrated by the VMD. VMD could work efficiently with 99.9% of As(III) andNaCl rejections at a very high RO retentate concentrations ([NaCl] = 300 g/L and [As(III)] = 7000 ppb). Arsenic in the permeate was still lower than the required standard for drinking water. Finally, a simulation of the coupling was performed. By coupling of RO and VMD, ahigh global recovery of 96% could be achieved

La distillation est une opération unitaire de séparation qui est largement utilisée. Toutefois, lorsque les volatilités des corps à séparer sont proches, le besoin en énergie de la colonne augmente, et l’efficacité énergétique du procédé de séparation diminue. Ainsi, la faiblesse de la distillation est son efficacité énergétique (au maximum 10 %). La réduction de la consommation énergétique des colonnes à distiller est donc un enjeu majeur dans le contexte énergétique actuel. Une des voies prometteuses est les colonnes à distiller dites HIDiC (Heat Integrated Distillation Column). Dans ce type de configuration, la colonne est scindée en deux colonnes : une colonne d’appauvrissement et une colonne d’enrichissement. La colonne d’appauvrissement opère à un niveau de pression plus faible que la colonne d’enrichissement. Un compresseur ainsi qu’une vanne de détente sont installés pour ajuster les niveaux de pression respectifs dans les deux parties. La différence de pression ainsi établie permet d’imposer une différence de températures qui offre la possibilité de transférer de l’énergie entre les deux colonnes par l’intermédiaire d’une technologie de transfert de chaleur. Dans un premier temps, l’objet de cette étude est de valider une nouvelle technologie de transfert thermique pour les colonnes concentriques HIDiC. Cette technologie innovante, Mousse métallique à cellules ouvertes, est caractérisée et validée en comparant avec un garnissage classique. Pour cela, un pilote expérimental de colonne concentrique contenant le garnissage structuré a été mis en oeuvre au laboratoire. Les résultats des mousses métalliques ont montré une performance thermique plus importante que le garnissage classique avec un gain moyen de 102 %. La conductance thermique des mousses métallique à cellules ouvertes obtenue expérimentalement est de 1285 W.K-1. Ces résultats confirment l’intérêt de l’utilisation du garnissage innovant dans les colonnes de distillation HIDiC en tant que technologie de transfert de chaleur. Dans un deuxième temps, un outil de simulation des colonnes HIDiC est développé dans le logiciel commercial ProSim Plus™®. Par rapport aux colonnes de distillation conventionnelles, les colonnes HIDiC possèdent des paramètres spécifiques tels que le rapport de pression et le profil d’échange de chaleur entre les deux sections de la colonne. Une procédure d’optimisation est élaborée afin d’obtenir une colonne HIDiC avec un coût total annuel « TAC » minimal et une distribution énergétique optimale. La méthode stochastique est adoptée avec un algorithme génétique « AG » ou l’initialisation des variables d’action n’est pas nécessaire. Deux études de cas sont effectuées. L’une est un système largement étudié dans la littérature, le mélange (Benzène/Toluène). La procédure de conception et d’optimisation est évaluée. Une réduction du TAC de 7,4 % et 13,9 % est obtenue par rapport aux précédents travaux de la littérature. L’autre étude de cas est un mélange binaire (Cyclohexane/n-Heptane). Les résultats de la simulation concernant les quantités d’énergie échangées de la colonne d’enrichissement vers la colonne d’appauvrissement sont validés en vérifiant la faisabilité du transfert thermique par la conductance thermique de la technologie innovante obtenue expérimentalement UA (W.K-1). / Distillation is the most applied separation technology. Its major drawback is the low thermodynamic efficiency (typically around 10 %). In response to environmental issues that concern energy consumption of distillation column, HIDiC (heat integrated distillation column) which combines advantages of vapor recompression and diabatic operation is expected to have a large impact on energy saving. The mixtures with close boiling point are confirmed to be the best candidates for HIDiC. In fact, in this configuration the rectifying section and the stripping section are separated. Heat is transferred inside the distillation column from the rectifying to the stripping section, because the operating pressure (and thus the temperature) of the rectifying section is increased by means of the compressor. First, a novel technology of heat and mass transfer between rectifying column and stripping column is characterized and validated on an experimental pilot. A concentric HIDiC which contains metal foam packing is designed. Compared to the Raschig Super-Ring results, the heat transfer in this structured packing is more efficient, with a gain up to 102 %. The obtained thermal conductance UA (W.K-1) of the innovative column packing is 1285 W.K-1. This confirms the purpose of open cell metal foams use in HIDiC as a heat transfer technology. Secondly, the aim of this study is to optimize the HIDiC sensitive parameters so as to minimize the Total Annual Cost (TAC). For this, a HIDiC simulation model is developed by using commercial software ProSim Plus™®. GA (Genetic Algorithm) is used to find the optimal HIDiC configuration where variables are optimized without initialization. Binary (Benzene/Toluene) separation case is examined for the evaluation of the proposed method. As a result, 7.4 % and 13.9 % TAC reductions are realized in comparison with the reported solutions in previous works. Binary (Cyclohexane/n-Heptane) is studied to evaluate the physical feasibility of heat transfer between rectifying and stripping column by the experimental thermal conductance (UA experimental [W.K-1]) of the innovative column packing.