Design and Control of Glycerol-tert-Butyl Alcohol Etherification Process

Design, economics, and plantwide control of a glycerol-tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) etherification plant are presented. The reaction takes place in liquid phase, in a plug flow reactor, using Amberlyst 15 as a catalyst. The products' separation is achieved by two distillation columns where high-pur...

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Main Authors: Elena Vlad, Costin Sorin Bildea, Grigore Bozga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/180617
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