Influence of liquid back mixing on a kinetically controlled reactive distillation process

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 184-191

  Shah, Mayank ^a   Kiss, Anton A ^b   Zondervan, Edwin ^a   de Haan, Andre B ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspen Custom Modeler; Axial dispersion; Liquid back mixing; Polyester; Product changeover; Reactive distillation modeling

Indexed keywords

ASPEN CUSTOM MODELER; AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; CONTROLLED PROCESS; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; EXTENDED MODEL; MODELING APPROACH; PRODUCT CHANGEOVERS; R-D MODEL; RATE BASED MODEL; REACTION PROCESS; REACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS; REACTIVE DISTILLATIONS; STATE OF THE ART; WHOLE PROCESS;

DISPERSIONS; DISTILLATION; ESTERS; KINETICS; LIQUIDS; MIXING; POLYESTERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 81055157741     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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