화학공학소재연구정보센터
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.46, No.10, 3255-3264, 2007
'Feasible products for double-feed reactive distillation columns
We have developed a quick and effective method to predict the feasible products from a double-feed reactive distillation column. The method relies on the prediction of the pinch point for the middle section, using a cross-flow arrangement of vapor-liquid continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs). The cross-flow model substantially simplifies the prediction of the compositions at both ends of the middle section of a two-feed column, which are then used to predict the feasible distillate and bottoms compositions, using existing methods. The cross-flow arrangement can also be used to predict minimum and maximum flows for double-feed reactive distillation columns.