Residue curves map analysis for tert-amyl methyl ether synthesis by reactive distillation in kinetically controlled conditions with energy-saving evaluation

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1572-1589

  Plesu, Alexandra Elena ^a   Bonet, Jordi ^b   Plesu, Valentin ^a   Bozga, Grigore ^a   Galan, Maria Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Infinite infinite ( ) analysis; Reactive distillation; TAME synthesis

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPUTER NETWORKS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PULP MATERIALS; REBOILERS; SEPARATION;

ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY SAVINGS; REACTIVE DISTILLATION; TAME SYNTHESIS;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHER; EVAPORATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 51349137799     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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