Triethyl citrate synthesis by reactive distillation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1017-1025

  Kolah, Aspi K ^a   Asthana, Navinchandra S ^a   Vu, Dung T ^a   Lira, Carl T ^a   Miller, Dennis J ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS SIMULATION SOFTWARE; DIETHYL CITRATE; TRIETHYL CITRATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ETHANOL; ION EXCHANGE; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CITRIC ACID;

CITRIC ACID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ETHANOL; ION EXCHANGE; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 40449142596     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070279t     Document Type: Article

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