Application of simulated countercurrent moving-bed chromatographic reactor for MTBE synthesis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 5305-5316

  Zhang, Ziyang ^a   Hidajat, K ^a   Ray, Ajay K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALCOHOLS; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHROMATOGRAPHIC MOVING BEDS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ION EXCHANGE RESIN; METHANOL; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

CHEMICAL REACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MOVING BED REGIME; MTBE; REACTOR; SEPARATION;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035195722     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie001071+     Document Type: Conference Paper

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