Thermodynamic analysis of a reactive distillation process for deep hydrodesulfurization of diesel: Effect of the solvent and operating conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 210-219

  Granados Aguilar, Amado S ^b   Viveros García, Tomás ^a   Pérez Cisneros, Eduardo S ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Deep HDS of diesel; Effect of solvent; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; HYDRODESULFURIZATION; HYDROGENOLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; SOLVENTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

4 ,6-DIMETHYLDIBENZOTHIOPHENE (4 ,6-DMDBT); DEEP HDS; DEEP HYDRODESULFURIZATION; EFFECT OF SOLVENTS; HYDROGENATION REACTIONS; HYDROGENOLYSIS REACTIONS; REACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS; REACTIVE DISTILLATIONS;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 50649095468     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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