Startup of a reactive distillation process with a decanter

Florian Forner (1) , Mathias Brehelin (2) , David Rouzineau (2) , Michel Meyer (2) , Jens Uwe Repke (1)

1 TU - Technical University of Berlin / Technische Universität Berlin
2 LGC - Laboratoire de Génie Chimique

The startup of a reactive distillation process for the production of propyl acetate including a decanter is studied. A simulation model is presented which describes the whole startup from a cold and empty state and takes into account the liquid phase split in the decanter. The simulation model is successfully validated with own dynamic experimental data. Different startup strategies are developed and analysed in simulation studies showing the high influence of the initial charging of decanter and reboiler on the startup time.

Mots clés: Reactive distillation; Startup; Dynamic simulation; Experimental validation

Domaines: Génie chimique

Florian Forner, Mathias Brehelin, David Rouzineau, Michel Meyer, Jens Uwe Repke. Startup of a reactive distillation process with a decanter. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 2008, vol. 47 n° 11., 1976 -1985 available on : http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/1334/1/Forner_1334.pdf. ⟨10.1016/j.cep.2007.09.005⟩. ⟨hal-00475986⟩