Systematic identification of optimal process designs for the production of acetic acid via ethane oxidation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 18-20, 2007, Pages 5602-5608

  Montolio Rodriguez, Daniel ^a   Linke, David ^b   Linke, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Decision support; Heterogeneous catalysis; Optimisation; Process design

Indexed keywords

DESIGN COMPLEXITY; SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION;

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSTS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION;

PROCESS DESIGN;

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSTS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 34547928305     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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