Process intensification offers the potential to drastically reduce the energy consumption and
cost of producing chemicals from both bulk and distributed feedstocks. This review article …

The design and operation issues for reactive distillation systems are considerably more
complex than those involved for either conventional reactors or conventional distillation …

Reactive distillation process, a representative process intensification technology, has been
widely applied in the chemical industry. However, due to the strong interaction between …

Conventional and emerging processes that require the application of multiphase reactors
are reviewed with an emphasis on catalytic processes. In the past, catalyst discovery and …

A mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model is presented for synthesizing
reactive distillation columns when chemical reaction equilibrium cannot be assured. The …

We introduce a new set of composition variables for treating phase equilibria in
multicomponent, multi-reaction systems with or without inert components present. These …

A new set of transformed composition variables is introduced to simplify the design
equations for single-feed, multicomponent reactive distillation columns. Based onthese …

The recovery of acetic acid from its dilute aqueous solutions is a major problem in both
petrochemical and fine chemical industries. The conventional methods of recovery are …

We describe a hierarchy of methods, models, and calculation techniques that support the
design of reactive distillation columns. The models require increasingly sophisticated data …

The dynamic behavior and control of an ethylene glycol reactive distillation column were
studied. A detailed tray‐by‐tray model that explicitly includes the vapor‐phase balances is …