Liquid phase synthesis of one of the important fuel oxygenate, ethyl tert-butyl ether （ETBE）, from etha-nol and tert-butyl alcohol （TBA） has been studied in catalytic distillation column （CDC） using ion exchange...Liquid phase synthesis of one of the important fuel oxygenate, ethyl tert-butyl ether （ETBE）, from etha-nol and tert-butyl alcohol （TBA） has been studied in catalytic distillation column （CDC） using ion exchange resin catalyst CT-145H. A packed CDC of 1.2 m height and 50 mm diameter with indigenously developed reactive sec-tion packing was used to generate experimental data. Effect of different key variables on product purity in distillate, was investigated to find the optimum operating conditions for ETBE synthesis. The optimum conditions for 0.2 kg·s-1 of ethanol feed were found：reboiler duty of 375 W, molar feed ratio of 1︰1.3 of reactants, and reflux ratio of 7. Concentration profiles for each component along each column section at optimum conditions were also drawn. Neither output nor input multiplicity was observed at experimental conditions.展开更多
TEM,FTIR and XRD techniques are used to investigate the structure of HPWA-SBA-15.The results show that pores of HPWA-SBA-15 have regular two-dimensional hexagonal structure,and HPWA disperses well in the pore or pore ...TEM,FTIR and XRD techniques are used to investigate the structure of HPWA-SBA-15.The results show that pores of HPWA-SBA-15 have regular two-dimensional hexagonal structure,and HPWA disperses well in the pore or pore wall of HPWA-SBA-15.NH3-TPD shows the HPWA-SBA-15 catalyst has acidic properties.ETBE is synthesized by the etherification reaction of alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol over several catalysts.Solid acid catalyst HPWA-SBA-15 is the appropriate catalyst which has the highest yield of ETBE than PW12/C and cation resin.The influences of reaction temperature,ratio of alcohol to tert-butyl alcohol are studied.At optimal operation condition, 30% HPWA on HPWA-SBA-15,reaction temperature 100℃,alcohol/tert-butyl alcohol molar ratio 2,the quality catalyst 0.9g and raw material 10g,the yield of ETBE is 59.55% and the selectivity is 90.2%.展开更多
Reactive distillation processes for synthesis of ethylene glycol （EG） and ethyl tert-butyl ether （ETBE） were modeled with the simulation package ASPEN PLUS. The input multiplicity and output multiplicity were disc...Reactive distillation processes for synthesis of ethylene glycol （EG） and ethyl tert-butyl ether （ETBE） were modeled with the simulation package ASPEN PLUS. The input multiplicity and output multiplicity were discussed with the method of sensitivity analysis for both cases. In EG production process, steady state multiplicities were studied in terms of effective liquid holdup volume and boil-up ratio. In ETBE synthesis process, the user kinetic subroutine was supplied into ASPEN PLUS firstly, and then the composition, temperature and reaction-rate profiles within the reactive distillation column were presented in detail. A set of stable solution branches based on distinct initial guesses for a range of boil-up ratio were found in EG synthesis. Input multiplicities were observed for a range of reboiler duty at several values of reflux ratio for ETBE synthesis process. These results can be used to avoid excessive energy consumption and achieve optimum design of reactive distillation column.展开更多
Reactive distillation processes for synthesis of ethylene glycol (EG) and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) were modeled with the simulation package ASPEN PLUS. The input multiplicity and output multiplicity were dis- cus...Reactive distillation processes for synthesis of ethylene glycol (EG) and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) were modeled with the simulation package ASPEN PLUS. The input multiplicity and output multiplicity were dis- cussed with the method of sensitivity analysis for both cases. In EG production process, steady state multiplicities were studied in terms of effective liquid holdup volume and boil-up ratio. In ETBE synthesis process, the user ki- netic subroutine was supplied into ASPEN PLUS firstly, and then the composition, temperature and reaction-rate profiles within the reactive distillation column were presented in detail. A set of stable solution branches based on distinct initial guesses for a range of boil-up ratio were found in EG synthesis. Input multiplicities were observed for a range of reboiler duty at several values of reflux ratio for ETBE synthesis process. These results can be used to avoid excessive energy consumption and achieve optimum design of reactive distillation column.展开更多
基金Part of this paper was included in the proceedings of World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science,San Francisco,USA,22-24 October,2008,pp.79-84(ISBN 978-988-98671-0-2)The first author is grateful to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for funding this research under indigenous scheme
文摘Liquid phase synthesis of one of the important fuel oxygenate, ethyl tert-butyl ether （ETBE）, from etha-nol and tert-butyl alcohol （TBA） has been studied in catalytic distillation column （CDC） using ion exchange resin catalyst CT-145H. A packed CDC of 1.2 m height and 50 mm diameter with indigenously developed reactive sec-tion packing was used to generate experimental data. Effect of different key variables on product purity in distillate, was investigated to find the optimum operating conditions for ETBE synthesis. The optimum conditions for 0.2 kg·s-1 of ethanol feed were found：reboiler duty of 375 W, molar feed ratio of 1︰1.3 of reactants, and reflux ratio of 7. Concentration profiles for each component along each column section at optimum conditions were also drawn. Neither output nor input multiplicity was observed at experimental conditions.
文摘TEM,FTIR and XRD techniques are used to investigate the structure of HPWA-SBA-15.The results show that pores of HPWA-SBA-15 have regular two-dimensional hexagonal structure,and HPWA disperses well in the pore or pore wall of HPWA-SBA-15.NH3-TPD shows the HPWA-SBA-15 catalyst has acidic properties.ETBE is synthesized by the etherification reaction of alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol over several catalysts.Solid acid catalyst HPWA-SBA-15 is the appropriate catalyst which has the highest yield of ETBE than PW12/C and cation resin.The influences of reaction temperature,ratio of alcohol to tert-butyl alcohol are studied.At optimal operation condition, 30% HPWA on HPWA-SBA-15,reaction temperature 100℃,alcohol/tert-butyl alcohol molar ratio 2,the quality catalyst 0.9g and raw material 10g,the yield of ETBE is 59.55% and the selectivity is 90.2%.
基金Supported by the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.20436040） and the National Natural Scicnce Foundation of China （No.20176044, No.20476084）.
文摘Reactive distillation processes for synthesis of ethylene glycol （EG） and ethyl tert-butyl ether （ETBE） were modeled with the simulation package ASPEN PLUS. The input multiplicity and output multiplicity were discussed with the method of sensitivity analysis for both cases. In EG production process, steady state multiplicities were studied in terms of effective liquid holdup volume and boil-up ratio. In ETBE synthesis process, the user kinetic subroutine was supplied into ASPEN PLUS firstly, and then the composition, temperature and reaction-rate profiles within the reactive distillation column were presented in detail. A set of stable solution branches based on distinct initial guesses for a range of boil-up ratio were found in EG synthesis. Input multiplicities were observed for a range of reboiler duty at several values of reflux ratio for ETBE synthesis process. These results can be used to avoid excessive energy consumption and achieve optimum design of reactive distillation column.
基金Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20436040) and the National NaturalScicnce Foundation of China (No.20176044, No.20476084).
文摘Reactive distillation processes for synthesis of ethylene glycol (EG) and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) were modeled with the simulation package ASPEN PLUS. The input multiplicity and output multiplicity were dis- cussed with the method of sensitivity analysis for both cases. In EG production process, steady state multiplicities were studied in terms of effective liquid holdup volume and boil-up ratio. In ETBE synthesis process, the user ki- netic subroutine was supplied into ASPEN PLUS firstly, and then the composition, temperature and reaction-rate profiles within the reactive distillation column were presented in detail. A set of stable solution branches based on distinct initial guesses for a range of boil-up ratio were found in EG synthesis. Input multiplicities were observed for a range of reboiler duty at several values of reflux ratio for ETBE synthesis process. These results can be used to avoid excessive energy consumption and achieve optimum design of reactive distillation column.
