Synthesis of n-propyl propionate in a pilot-plant reactive distillation column: Experimental study and simulation

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-128

  Cruz Díaz, Martin ^a,b   Buchaly, Carstens ^c   Kreis, Peter ^c   Pérez Cisneros, Eduardo S ^a   Lobo Oehmichen, Ricardo ^a   Górak, Andrzej ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Ecatepec   (Mexico)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esterification reaction; Non equilibrium model; Propyl propionate; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC ESTERIFICATION; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; MOLAR FEED RATIO; N-PROPYL; N-PROPYL ALCOHOL; NON-EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PROPYL PROPIONATE; REACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMNS; REACTIVE DISTILLATIONS; REFLUX RATIO; SIMULATED EXPERIMENTS; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; PILOT PLANTS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

EID: 84857439917     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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