Industrial-scale simulation of proposed process for synthesizing ethyl tert-butyl ether from bioethanol
Quitain, A; Itoh, H; Goto, S
| HERO ID | 1249054 |
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| In Press | No |
| Year | 1999 |
| Title | Industrial-scale simulation of proposed process for synthesizing ethyl tert-butyl ether from bioethanol |
| Authors | Quitain, A; Itoh, H; Goto, S |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Page Numbers | 539-543 |
| Abstract | An industrial scale process is proposed for the synthesis of ethyl tert-butyl ether (abbreviated as ETBE) from bioethanol and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), and simulated by using ASPEN PLUS, a sequential modular simulation software package. The IB-rich gaseous product from the first reactive distillation column is used to react with pure ethanol (EtOH) in the second reactive distillation column. The overall conversion of tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) and the overall ETBE selectivity are 98.9 and 99.9%, respectively. |
| Doi | 10.1252/jcej.32.539 |
| Url | http://joi.jlc.jst.go.jp/JST.JSTAGE/jcej/32.539?from=CrossRef |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Comments | Source: Web of Science 000082239500024 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Keyword | reactive distillation; extraction; simulation; bioethanol; ethyl tert-butyl ether; tert-butyl alcohol |
| Is Qa | No |