Interactions between rate changes and reactive distillation performances

Special Symposium - EPIC-1: European Process Intensification Conference - 1

EPIC-1: Poster Session (EPIC - Poster) - P2

Mr Farid Aiouache
Queen’s University of Belfast
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
David Keir Builiding, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Prof Shigeo Goto
Nagoya University
Chemical Engineering Department
466-8603, Nagoya, Japon
Japan

Keywords: Reactive distillation, zeolitic membranen, mass transfer, structured packing

The effect of transport rates on reactive distillation performance has been investigated in a single unit of reactive distillation and secondary separation processes. Several combinations of process feasibility have been explored by residue curve maps. The experimental approach has been carried out in a reactive distillation column incorporated by highly water-selective zeolitic membrane for tert-amyl ethyl ether synthesis. The modelling of this hybrid and continuous process by both homogeneous and heterogeneous models has shown multiple steady-states which were attributed to strong non-linearity of multiple parameters affecting the process. However, the effect of rate change was not significant on reactive distillation performance within operating conditions.

Presented Thursday 20, 13:30 to 14:40, in session EPIC-1: Poster Session (EPIC - Poster) - P2.