scholarly journals The Effect of Feed Location of a Semi-Batch Reactive Distillation via Esterification Reaction of Acetic Acid and Methanol: Simulation Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 778-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suputtharagris Akkaravathasinp ◽  
Phavanee Narataruksa ◽  
Chaiwat Prapainainar
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Simulation Study ◽  
Reactive Distillation ◽  
Esterification Reaction

Steady-State Modelling and Simulation of a Reactive Distillation Process for n-Butyl Acetate Production Using CHEMCAD

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 70-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulwahab Giwa ◽  
Saidat Olanipekun Giwa
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Mole Fraction ◽  
Butyl Acetate ◽  
Reactive Distillation ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Reflux Ratio ◽  
Distillation Process ◽  
Condenser Section ◽  
Steady State Simulation

This work has been carried out to demonstrate the application of a process simulator known as CHEMCAD to the modelling and the simulation of a reactive distillation process used for the production of n-butyl acetate, with water as the by-product, from the esterification reaction between acetic acid and n-butanol. The esterification reaction, which is generally an equilibrium type, was modelled as two kinetic reaction types in the reaction section of the column used, which had 17 stages with the middle section (stages 6 – 12) being the reaction section. A reflux ratio of 3 and reboiler duty of 78 kJ/min as well as 30 mL/min of each of the reactants with 99% molar purity were used for the simulation of the column. The results obtained revealed that the developed model was a valid one because there was a very good agreement between the results and the theoretical knowledge of a distillation column based on the fact that the desired (which was the heavy) product (n-butyl acetate) was found to have the highest mole fraction in the bottom section of the column while the by-product of the process (water) was discovered to have a mole fraction higher than that of n-butyl acetate in the top (condenser) section of the column. Therefore, CHEMCAD has been applied to the steady-state simulation of the reactive distillation process used for the production of n-butyl acetate from the esterification reaction of acetic acid and n-butanol successfully.

Dynamic Simulation of a Reactive Distillation Process for n-Butyl Acetate Production Using CHEMCAD

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 154-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulwahab Giwa ◽  
Saidat Olanipekun Giwa
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Butyl Acetate ◽  
Reactive Distillation ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Reflux Ratio ◽  
Distillation Process ◽  
Input Variables

The dynamic simulation of a reactive distillation process developed with the aid of CHEMCAD for the production of n-butyl acetate has been carried out in this research work. Originally, the by-product of the process was water. The developed model of the system was first simulated for steady state using a reflux ratio of 3 and a reboiler duty of 1.4 kW in order to have initial values for the mole fractions of the components involved. The model was converted to a dynamic type by activating the “Dynamics” in the “Convergence” tab of the “Run” menu of CHEMCAD. The dynamic model of the system was run using different (positive and negative) step changes applied to the input variables, which were reflux ratio and reboiler duty, of the process. The results obtained from the steady-state simulation showed that only n-butyl acetate and unconverted acetic acid were existing in the reboiler section of the column initially. The dynamic simulation of the process showed that the system was a stable one because it could get settled after some running time of its dynamic model for all the step changes in the two input variables considered. It was also discovered from the simulations carried out that the dynamic responses of the system to negative step changes in reflux ratio were smoother than those obtained when positive step changes were applied to the same input variable. Moreover, the applications of negative step changes to the reboiler duty resulted in decreases in the mole fractions of n-butyl acetate present in the bottom section of the column while the applications of positive changes to the same reboiler duty gave rise to increases in the mole fraction values of the desired product that was collected through the reboiler section of the column. It was discovered from the results obtained that the higher the reboiler duty of the system that was applied in the production of n-butyl acetate from the esterification reaction involving acetic acid and n-butanol, the faster the system was approaching its dynamic steady state.

The use of dilute acetic acid for butyl acetate production in a reactive distillation: Simulation and control studies

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1252-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amornchai Arpornwichanop ◽  
Chantarawadee Wiwittanaporn ◽  
Suthida Authayanun ◽  
Suttichai Assabumrungrat
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Butyl Acetate ◽  
Reactive Distillation ◽  
Acetate Production ◽  
Simulation And Control ◽  
Distillation Simulation ◽  
And Control

Study on the Synthesis of Isoamyl Acetate Catalyzed by Strong Acidic Cation Exchange Resin

2011 ◽  
Vol 396-398 ◽  
pp. 2411-2415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Lan ◽  
Li Hong Lan ◽  
Tao Xie ◽  
An Ping Liao
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cation Exchanger ◽  
Cation Exchange Resin ◽  
Isoamyl Acetate ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Optimum Reaction

Isoamyl acetate was synthesized from isoamylol and glacial acetic acid with strong acidic cation exchanger as catalyst. The effects of reaction conditions such as acid-alcohol ratio, reaction time, catalyst dosage to esterification reaction have been investigated and the optimum reaction conditions can be concluded as: the molar ratio of acetic acid to isoamylol 0.8:1, reaction time 2h, 25 % of catalyst (quality of acetic acid as benchmark). The conversion rate can reach up to 75.46%. The catalytic ability didn’t reduce significantly after reusing 10 times and the results showed that the catalyst exhibited preferably catalytic activity and reusability.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Nano-Sized Protonic Acid Catalyst and Initial Kinetic Study of Esterification Reaction of Methanol with Acetic Acid

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 4988-4994
Author(s):  
Jianjun Zhu ◽  
Qiuqing Cui ◽  
Jiangping Peng ◽  
Li Li Zhang ◽  
Zhongqing Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Acid Catalyst ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Protonic Acid

Hydrolysis of Zirconium Propoxide by an Esterification Reaction

1992 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Laaziz ◽  
A. Larbot ◽  
C. Guizard ◽  
A. Julbe ◽  
L. Cot
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Crystalline Structure ◽  
Structure Determination ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Zirconium Propoxide ◽  
Size Growth ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

ABSTRACTZirconium propoxide hydrolysis was performed with the help of an esterification reaction using acetic acid. Products, obtained according to the value of hydrolysis ratio, are successively crystals, sols and gels or precipitates. The similarity of FUR and NMR spectra for crystals and gels allows to think that the arrangements of ligands around the zirconium atoms are close. The crystalline structure determination permits to precise the environment : acetate groups are always bridging and propoxy groups can be bridging or terminal. Clusters containing 9 zirconium atoms, bridged by oxygen atoms, exist in the structure. The colloid size growth was performed by light scattering. A discussion of the role of acetic acid and the competition between the possible reactions is given.

scholarly journals Experimental studies on reactive distillation of propionic acid using n-butanol as entrained

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.29) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Raju. Kalakuntala ◽  
R Navya ◽  
T Sisira ◽  
V V. Basava Rao ◽  
Srinath. Surnani
Keyword(s):  
Propionic Acid ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Reactive Distillation ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Distillation Process ◽  
Batch Distillation ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Weight Percentage

Reactive distillation is a cost effective chemical engineering process intensification method which involves the reaction and separation simultaneously in a single unit. In the present work the system selected was Propionic acid and n-butanol which undergoes esterification reaction to form butyl propionate. Propionic acid is an important raw material from a biodegradable polymer. The experiments were done in both conventional batch distillation and reactive distillation. In conventional batch distillation no catalyst were used were as in reactive distillation amberlite catalyst used with various weight percentage. several experiments performed by varying the initial concentration(i.e. 0.1,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,0.99) of Propionic acid, mole ratios of Propionic acid & n-butanol(that is 1:1 ,1:1.5 ,1:2 And amberlite catalyst weight percent (i.e. 1,2 and 3).the conventional batch distillation and reactive distillation were compared. it is found that maximum conversion obtained in conventional distillation process is 81% and in reactive distillation is 95.1% at the optimum conditions are at initial concentration 0.6 ,mole ratio 1:2 And amberlite catalyst weight percentage 3 .And the recovery of water is more in reactive distillation as compared with the conventional batch distillation .So reactive distillation process is better than conventional distillation.  

scholarly journals Production of value-added chemicals from esterification of waste glycerol over MCM-41 supported catalysts

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Kaya Ekinci ◽  
Nuray Oktar
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Supported Catalysts ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Glycerol Conversion ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Mcm 41

Abstract A series of active and selective MCM-41 supported catalysts have been successfully prepared and used for bioderived glycerol esterification with acetic acid to produce fuel additives. In the synthesis of MCM-41, an acidic hydrothermal synthesis route was used, and silicotungstic acid (STA) and zirconia (ZrO2) were added to the catalyst structure by wet impregnation. X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption methods, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry analysis were used for characterizations of the catalysts. Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy analyses of pyridine-adsorbed catalysts owns Lewis and Brønsted acidity hosting in one, which promotes the esterification reaction of glycerol into glycerol esters with high selectivity. Esterification of glycerol reactions were performed at temperature intervals of 105°C–200°C, with an amount of catalyst equal to 0.5 g, and glycerol/acetic acid molar ratio of 1:6 in a stirred autoclave reactor operated batchwise. STA and ZrO2-impregnated MCM-41 catalysts showed better performance with a complete glycerol conversion and high selectivity to triacetin.

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