Production process for diesel fuel components poly(oxymethylene) dimethyl ethers from methane-based products by hierarchical optimization with varying model depth

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2648-2662

  Burger, Jakob ^a   Ströfer, Eckhard ^b   Hasse, Hans ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuel additives; Hierarchical optimization; Physical property model; Poly(oxymethylene) dimethyl ether; Process design; Reduced model

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL ETHERS; GAS-TO-LIQUID TECHNOLOGIES; HIERARCHICAL OPTIMIZATION; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY MODELS; REDUCED MODEL; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM;

ACETAL RESINS; DIESEL FUELS; FUEL ADDITIVES; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESS DESIGN; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84889098257     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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