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Development of an Intensified Reactive Distillation Process for the Synthesis of Dioxolane Products

  • Arick Castillo-Landero
  • , Arturo Jiménez-Gutiérreza
  • , Rafiqul Gani
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya

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Abstract

A methodology for process intensification that reduces the number of pieces of equipment as part of the design of a chemical process is presented. The method is based on three stages, the first one to detect feasible process alternatives, the second one to identify intensification opportunities, and in the third one phenomena building blocks are used to develop the best intensified process. The methodology is applied for the intensification of an aldolization process for the synthesis of dioxolane products, based on reacting ethylene glycol and 1,2-butanediol with acetaldehyde to produce 2-methyl,1,3-dioxolane (2MD) and 4-ethyl,2-methyl,1,3-dioxolane (4EMD). It is shown how a base flowsheet is effectively converted into an intensified reactive distillation process with the application of the intensification methodology.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27
EditorsAntonio Espuña, Moisès Graells, Luis Puigjaner
Volume40
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2017
Pages1081-1086
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-444-63965-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 1 Oct 2017 → 5 Oct 2017
Conference number: 27
https://www.elsevier.com/books/27th-european-symposium-on-computer-aided-process-engineering/espuna/978-0-444-63965-3

Conference

Conference27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Number27
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period01/10/2017 → 05/10/2017
Internet address
SeriesComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
ISSN1570-7946

Keywords

  • Dioxolane
  • Aldolization
  • Reactive distillation
  • Process intensification

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