INVESTIGADORES
BRIGNOLE Nelida Beatriz
artículos
Título:
Structural analysis of reactive distillation columns
Autor/es:
DOMANCICH A.O., BRIGNOLE N.B.; BRIGNOLE N.B.; HOCH P.M.
Revista:
Virtual Pro
Editorial:
Virtual Pro y Polifonia Editores
Referencias:
Lugar: Bogotá, Colombia; Año: 2009 p. 18 - 38
ISSN:
1900-6241
Resumen:
We present a model for a reactive distillation column, based on models by Taylor and Krishna (2000) and Almeida-Rivera (2005) consisting in pure separation stages combined with a reactive distillation sector, where both reaction and separation take place at the same time. An analysis is performed in order to show the impact on the global reactive separation system by adding or subtracting either non-reactive or reactive separation stages, keeping the number of total stages constant. For this study, we used a rigorous modeling of the column, with an equilibrium model for the reactive sector. An example on the study of the performance of a reactive distillation unit is presented. In particular, it is related to the production of methyl-tert-butyl ether.