Production of butyl acetate by catalytic distillation. Theoretical and experimental studies

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3042-3052

  Singh, Ajay ^a   Hiwale, R ^a   Mahajani, S M ^a   Gudi, R D ^a   Gangadwala, J ^b   Kienle, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; ESTERIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BOIL-UP RATE; BUTYL ACETATE; FEED COMPOSITION; WIRE GUAGE PACKING;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DISTILLATION; ESTERIFICATION; SEPARATION;

EID: 18844440396     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049659u     Document Type: Article

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