Propylene glycol and ethylene glycol recovery from aqueous solution via reactive distillation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2881-2890

  Dhale, Atul D ^a   Myrant, Laurie K ^a   Chopade, Shubham P ^a   Jackson, James E ^a   Miller, Dennis J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetalization; Distillation; Glycols; Multiphase reactors; Processing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; GLYCOLS; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; POSITIVE IONS; RESINS; SOLUTIONS;

PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RECOVERY SCHEMES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DISTILLATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 3042658648     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.02.018     Document Type: Article

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