The production of butyl acetate and methanol via reactive and extractive distillation. I. Chemical equilibrium, kinetics, and mass-transfer issues

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 41, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 6663-6669

  Jiménez, Laureano ^a,b   Garvín, Alfonso ^a   Costa López, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; MASS TRANSFER; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; RESINS;

BUTYL ACETATE;

METHANOL;

ACETIC ACID; ACID; BUTANOL; METHANOL; METHYL GROUP; ORTHO XYLENE; RESIN;

BUTYL ACETATE; DISTILLATION; EQUILIBRIUM; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; REACTIVE SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISTILLATION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POLYMERIZATION; STIRRED REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

EID: 0037176160     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0107643     Document Type: Article

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