Process simulation of reactive distillation in dividing wall column for ETBE synthesis process

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 18, Issue , 2009, Pages 487-492

  Gheorghe, Bumbac ^a   Ene, Adriana ^a   Isopescu, Raluca ^a   Torma, Aurelian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b PETROM SA   (Romania)

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EID: 75749153281     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0918079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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