A fixed point methodology for the design of reactive distillation columns

Process Intensification of Multipressure Reactive Distillation Networks Using Infinite Dimensional State-Space (IDEAS)

“…55 MTBE production through reactive distillation has also been investigated as a potential route for separating the C 4 byproduct mixture from oil refining, aiming to recover pure isobutene. 56 MTBE is synthesized from the reaction between isobutene and methanol, as shown in eq 35.…”

“…China consumed 7.3 million tons of MTBE in 2015, blended in gasoline for road use . MTBE production through reactive distillation has also been investigated as a potential route for separating the C 4 byproduct mixture from oil refining, aiming to recover pure isobutene …”

A systematic framework for assessing the applicability of reactive distillation for quaternary mixtures using a mapping method

“…Nevertheless, commercial application of reactive distillation remains challenging due to the complexities in the synthesis, design, and operation of RD columns (Chen et al, 2000;Li et al, 2012;Li et al, 2016). Multiple interactions between vapor-liquid equilibrium, mass transfer, intra-catalyst diffusion in heterogeneous catalyzed processes and chemical kinetics inhibit the rapid assessment of reactive distillation designs (Taylor and Krishna, 2000).…”

Effect of boiling point rankings and feed locations on the applicability of reactive distillation to quaternary systems

“…Other RD design methods have been also reported in literature (Buzad and Doherty, 1994;Ciric and Gu, 1994;Almeida-Rivera et al, 2004;Groemping et al, 2004;Thery et al, 2005;Jantharasuk et al, 2011). However, in contrast to much information available, the complexity of designing Effect of boiling point rankings and feed locations on the applicability of reactive distillation to quaternary systems and understanding RD processes remained a strong barrier that has hindered the rapid commercialization of RD for over years (Chen et al, 2000;Malone and Doherty, 2000;Harmsen, 2007;Segovia-Hernández et al, 2015;Li et al, 2016). In other words, simplicity is strongly needed in the assessment of RD design at early stages of industrial R&D.…”