Process analysis for dimerization of isobutene by reactive distillation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1575-1582

  Kamath, Ravindra S ^a,c   Qi, Zhiwen ^a   Sundmacher, Kai ^a,b   Aghalayam, Preeti ^c   Mahajani, Sanjay M ^c  

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

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; DISTILLATION; GASOLINE; OLIGOMERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ISOBUTENE; PROCESS ANALYSIS; REACTIVE DISTILLATION; REVAMPING;

OLEFINS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; DISTILLATION; GASOLINE; OLEFINS; OLIGOMERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 33645013088     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0506522     Document Type: Article

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