Experimental study of feasibility in kinetically-controlled reactive distillation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 464-479

  Chiplunkar, Madhura ^a   Hong, Mooho ^a   Malone, Michael F ^a   Doherty, Michael F ^a,b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Infrared spectroscopy; Isopropyl acetate reaction; Kinetically controlled reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOLS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CATALYST ACTIVITY; EVAPORATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; REACTION KINETICS;

ISOPROPANOL; ISOPROPYL ACETATE; REACTION EQUILIBRIUM; REACTIVE DISTILLATION;

DISTILLATION;

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; ISOPROPYL ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

DISTILLATE FRACTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ESTERIFICATION; EVAPORATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 14644397299     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10302     Document Type: Article

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