Reactive Distillation: Status and Future Directions (Hardcover)

Preface.

List of Contributors.

PART I: INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.

Industrial Applications of Reactive Distillation.

Reactive Distillation Process Development in the Chemical Process Industries.

Application of Reactive Distillation and Strategies in Process Design.

PART II: PHYSICOCHEMICAL FUNDAMENTALS.

Thermodynamics of Reactive Separations.

Importance of Reaction Kinetics for Catalytic Distillation Processes.

PART III: PROCESS DESIGN.

Feasibility and Process Alternatives for Reactive Distillation.

Hardware Selection and Design Aspects for Reactive Distillation Columns.

Development of Unstructured Catalytic Packing for Reactive Distillation Processes.

PART IV: MODELING AND PROCESS CONTROL.

Modeling of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reactive Distillation Processes.

Nonlinear Dynamics and Control of Reactive  Distillation Processes.

Index.