Technical and economical feasibility of zeolite NaA membrane-based reactors in liquid-phase etherification reactions

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1072-1079

  Pera Titus, Marc ^a   Llorens, Joan ^a   Cunill, Fidel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Di n pentylether; Membrane reactor; Pervaporation; Zeolite NaA

Indexed keywords

DI-N-PENTYL ETHERS; DI-N-PENTYLETHER; ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITIES; LINEAR BUTENES; LIQUID-PHASE ETHERIFICATION REACTIONS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; N PENTANOLS; TEMPLATE-FREE; TERNARY MIXTURES; ZEOLITE NAA;

BIOREACTORS; BLENDING; BUTENES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; DIESEL FUELS; ETHERS; EVAPORATION; HYDROFORMYLATION; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; PERVAPORATION; REACTION KINETICS; RESINS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITES;

BINARY MIXTURES;

EID: 64549130373     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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