Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.77, No.4, 682-687, 1999
Removal of acetic acid from water by catalytic distillation. Part 2: Modeling and simulation studies
A simulation program has been established by incorporating basic models for reaction kinetics, vapor-liquid equilibrium and mass transfer into Aspen Pins (Aspen Technology Inc., 1996) to simulate the catalytic distillation process for the removal of dilute acetic acid from water. The simulated concentration profiles agree well with those measured under various operating conditions.