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A Short Method For The Design Of Reactive Distillation Column, Marcelino Carrera-Rodriguez, Juan Gabriel Segovia-Hernandez, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
A Short Method For The Design Of Reactive Distillation Column, Marcelino Carrera-Rodriguez, Juan Gabriel Segovia-Hernandez, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
In this study, a short method for the design of reactive distillation is presented. The method is based on distillation lines and tray-by-tray calculations, and a new strategy is suggested to locate the reflux ratio, the number of stages, and feed tray. The material balances are solved from the outside (top and bottom) to the inside of the distillation column (feed), to ensure that the product compositions are met. To reduce the numerical difficulties, the method is based on the application of reaction-invariant composition variables. The synthesis of MTBE with the presence of inert is used as case of study …