Reactive distillation (RD) in the chemical industry - a chance to enhance the effectiveness of chemical processes

Jijenski J; Kedziora A

Przemysl Chemiczny, Vol.85, No.10, 1431-1439, 2006

A review with 27 refs. covering RD thermodynamics, RD design, selection of hardware for homo and heterogeneous RD, the side reactor concept, column scale-up, RD modelling, and processes for making Me acetate, fuel ethers, and for hydrolysis of esters.