Computer aided design of reactive distillation processes for the treatment of waste waters polluted with acetic acid

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1535-1547

  Gangadwala, J ^a   Radulescu, G ^a   Kienle, A ^a,b   Sundmacher, K ^a,b  

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

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Butyl acetate; Esterification; Phase split; Reactive distillation; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DISTILLATION; ESTERIFICATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLUTIONS;

DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; PHASE SPLIT; REACTIVE DISTILLATION; TOTAL COSTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DISTILLATION; ESTERIFICATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34548124573     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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