Reactive Distillation Systems for Waste Reduction and Productivity Improvement

CTS - 9613489 Michael Doherty Michael马龙马萨诸塞州阿默斯特大学 摘要 该项目是对整合化学反应与蒸馏的通用方法的评估。 目前的设计一般是基于重复的模拟，不能有效地处理电抗性双稳态。 几何方法提供了一种更有效和系统的方法，保留了操作条件，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。 该项目将侧重于包括化学动力学效应的理论和一般方法的发展。 这将与平衡反应蒸馏的几何方法的实验验证并行进行。 反应蒸馏在化学制造中的生产率、产量和废物减少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.