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A rigorous rate-based modeling approach to reactive distillation equipment is presented in detail. This approach has succeeded from the three-year project "Reactive

Development of a model for a complex multi-component distillation process is presented. Vapor-liquid equilibria and distillation column models are developed individually, and further compiled together to yield a holistic distillation model tailored for an industrial example. Miniplant-scale distillation hardware is applied to both develop and test the model. The experimental work and test runs required for model development are described in detail and the resulting model is verified against experimental data.

To enhance conversion levels in the dehydrogenation of small alkanes in-situ hydrogen removal with the aid of a solid oxygen carrier is studied. A solid oxygen carrier comprising cerium zirconium mixed oxide and bismuth oxide has been synthesized and its excellent stability and selectivity towards hydrogen oxidation in a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen, ethane and ethene has been shown using cyclic redox experiments, TPR-TPO cycles and XPS.