Reactive Distillation Systems for Waste Reduction and Productivity Improvement

9613489 Michael Doherty Michael Malone University of Massachusetts Amherst该项目是对一种将化学反应与蒸馏相结合的通用方法的评估。目前的设计一般是基于重复模拟，不能有效地处理反应性共沸物。几何方法提供了一种更有效和更系统的方法，它保存了关于操作条件、相行为、化学反应速率和反应平衡之间复杂相互关系的基本信息。该项目将侧重于开发一种包括化学动力学影响的理论和一般方法。这将与平衡反应蒸馏几何方法的实验验证并行进行。反应精馏在生产效率、产量和减少废物方面提供了潜在的突破。

CTS - 9613489 Michael Doherty Michael Malone Universityof Massachusetts Amherst ABSTRACT The project is an evaluation of a generic approach to integrate chemical reactions with distillation. Current designs are generally based on repeated simulations and cannot deal effectively with reactive azeotropes. Geometric methods offer a more effective and systematic approach that preserves essential information on the complex interrelations among operating conditions, phase behavior, chemical reaction rates, and reaction equilibria. The project will focus on the development of a theory and general methods that include the effects of chemical kinetics. This will be pursued in parallel with experimental validation of geometric methods for equilibrium reactive distillation. Reactive distillation offers potential breakthroughs in productivity, yield and waste reduction in chemical manufacturing.