Parametric Optimization of a Reactive Distillation Column for the Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether Production

Authors

  • Carlos García Serpas
    Affiliation
    Engineering Chemical Technology Centre LLC, Alekseya Belentza str. 9/1, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
  • Marina Samborskaya
    Affiliation
    Department for Chemical Engineering, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina Avenue 30., 634050 Tomsk, Russia
  • Olga Mityanina
    Affiliation
    Department for Chemical Engineering, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina Avenue 30., 634050 Tomsk, Russia
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.22137

Abstract

Combined processes in chemical industry are of current increasing interest, since they present a feasible solution for capital and operating expenses optimization. Multiplicities, which are specific to combined processes, cause certain control and design difficulties, thus, parametric sensitivity analysis and defining the range of existing multiplicities are the necessary part of the sustainable design and development of the combined process. Parametric and design optimization is the way of decreasing capital and operational costs. The paper discusses optimization of the design and operating parameters of an ethyl-tert-butyl ether synthesis reactive distillation column. The research aims to perform a parametric sensitivity analysis and explore existent multiple steady states of the process. The areas of multiple steady states are established, the optimal column design is developed, the optimal operation modes are determined. The procedure suggested in the study is universally applicable for design and optimization of other reactive distillation processes.

Keywords:

mathematical model, optimization function, parametric sensitivity, reactive distillation synthesis, ethyl-tert-butyl ether

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Published Online

2024-03-08

How to Cite

García Serpas, C., Samborskaya, M., Mityanina, O. “Parametric Optimization of a Reactive Distillation Column for the Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether Production”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 68(1), pp. 116–123, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.22137

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