Model-based design, control and optimisation of catalytic distillation processes

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 421-434

  Noeres, C ^a   Dadhe, K ^a   Gesthuisen, R ^a   Engell, S ^a   Gorak A ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalytic distillation; Catalytic packing; Control; Methyl acetate; Modelling; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION;

CATALYTIC DISTILLATION (CD) PROCESSES;

DISTILLATION;

CATALYSIS; DESIGN; DISTILLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTIVE SEPARATION;

EID: 0242666297     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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