Design alternatives for the amyl acetate process: Coupled reactor/column and reactive distillation
Design alternatives for the amyl acetate process: Coupled reactor/column and reactive distillation
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DOI:
10.1021/ie010358j
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发表时间:
2002-06
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4.2
通讯作者:
Sheng-Feng Chiang;Chien-Lin Kuo;Cheng-Ching Yu;D. Wong
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作者:
Sheng-Feng Chiang;Chien-Lin Kuo;Cheng-Ching Yu;D. Wong
Recent advances in reactive distillation have led to renewed interest in the design/redesign of many esterification processes. For the esterification of amyl acetate, design alternatives exist that offer a gradual transition from the conventional recycle structure to reactive distillation. The phase behavior of the quaternary mixture immediately excludes the possibility of the conventional recycle structure, and in this work, we explore the designs of two different configurations, a coupled reactor/column and reactive distillation column , for the amyl acetate process. The total annual cost (TAC) is used to evaluate the economic advantages of different designs. Systematic design procedures were devised for the coupled reactor/column system, as well as for the reactive distillation process. The results clearly indicate the economic advantage of reactive distillation for the amyl acetate process. Unique characteristics of amyl acetate process include a significant two-liquid zone and high-purity water from ...