Development of a reactive distillation column prototype to convert acrylic acid in the petrochemical wastewater to valuable butyl acrylate through esterification
Wastewater containing 2-20wt% of acrylic acid (AA) is currently burned using incinerator which is neither economical feasible nor environmental friendly. Esterification in a reactive distillation column (RDC) is a promising method to recover AA from wastewater. AA could be converted to a valuable es...
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| Format: | Research Book Profile |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36254/1/Development%20of%20a%20reactive%20distillation%20column%20prototype%20to%20convert%20acrylic%20acid%20in%20the%20petrochemical%20wastewater%20to%20valuable%20butyl%20acrylate%20through%20esterification.pdf |
| Summary: | Wastewater containing 2-20wt% of acrylic acid (AA) is currently burned using incinerator which is neither economical feasible nor environmental friendly. Esterification in a reactive distillation column (RDC) is a promising method to recover AA from wastewater. AA could be converted to a valuable ester product while purifying water. A RDC prototype was developed and tested for the recovery of AA from the wastewater. A maximum AA conversion of 99.5% was achieved when the BuOH to AA molar ratio and reflux ratio were 4 and 5 respectively. The data was used to validate the simulation results generated using equilibrium stage model in ASPEN PLUS program. A technically optimized RD process was then proposed. |
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