Reactive distillation for toluene disproportionation: A technical and economic evaluation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1537-1543

  Stitt, E H ^a  

^a JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Reaction engineering; Reactive distillation; Simulation; Toluene disproportionation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; FLOWCHARTING; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

VAPOR PHASE;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DISTILLATION; ECONOMICS; MODELING; REACTIVE SEPARATION; REACTOR;

EID: 0037092604     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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