Evaluation of configuration alternatives for multi-product polyester synthesis by reactive distillation

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 193-203

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

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multi product transition; Polyesters; Rate based modeling; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS; MONOESTERS; MULTI-PRODUCTS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PACKED COLUMN; PRODUCT CHANGEOVERS; RATE BASED MODELING; REACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS; REACTIVE DISTILLATIONS; REACTIVE STRIPPING; RIGOROUS SIMULATION; SELECTION CRITERIA; TRANSITION TIME; TRAYED BUBBLE COLUMNS; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POLYESTERS; POLYMER BLENDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ESTERS;

EID: 84873949650     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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