Quantitative comparison of dynamic controllability between a reactive distillation column and a conventional multi-unit process

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1456-1470

  Kaymak, Devrim B ^a   Luyben, William L ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Plantwide control; Process control; Reactive distillation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROCESS CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PLANTWIDE CONTROL; REACTIVE COLUMN; REACTIVE DISTILLATION;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; PROCESS CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 42949177422     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2007.06.022     Document Type: Article

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