화학공학소재연구정보센터
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.38, No.10, 4060-4067, 1999
Feasible separation modes for various reactive distillation systems
The feasibility of steady states of continuous reactive distillation processes is discussed by applying the theory of static analysis (SA). The generality of this approach is proved by applying several industrial examples, all of which have different reaction schemes and thermodynamical properties. For each example process, the entire feed composition region is divided into several subregions, each of which has similar characteristics for the product composition and the column structure. The information derived by this analysis can be used effectively for the selection of the desirable feed composition and column configurations. The results of various examples indicate that the SA is a very convenient tool that provides an answer to the question of feasibility and provides hints for an early stage of design.