Novel Reactive Distillation Process for Cyclohexyl Acetate Production: Design, Optimization, and Control

A side-reactor column (SRC) configuration, comprising a vacuum column coupled with atmospheric side reactors, is proposed to overcome the thermodynamic restriction in the esterification of cyclohexene with acetic acid to produce cyclohexyl acetate. Meantime, this configuration can avoid the utilizat...

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Published in:ACS omega 2023-04, Vol.8 (14), p.13192-13201
Main Authors: Hu, Yabo, Wang, Le, Lu, Jiawei, Ding, Lianghui, Zhang, Guowen, Zhang, Zhuxiu, Tang, Jihai, Cui, Mifen, Chen, Xian, Qiao, Xu
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Language:English
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Summary:A side-reactor column (SRC) configuration, comprising a vacuum column coupled with atmospheric side reactors, is proposed to overcome the thermodynamic restriction in the esterification of cyclohexene with acetic acid to produce cyclohexyl acetate. Meantime, this configuration can avoid the utilization of the high-pressure steam and provide enough zone for catalyst loading. In order to obtain the minimum total annual cost (TAC), the process is optimized by a mixed-integer nonlinear programming optimization method based on the improved bat algorithm. The results indicate that the optimized SRC configuration saves about 44.81% of the TAC compared to the reactive distillation process. Based on the optimized SRC process, dynamic control is carried out. The dual-point temperature and temperature-composition control structures are proposed to reject throughput and feed composition disturbances. The dynamic performances demonstrate that the temperature-composition control structure is better in maintaining product purity.
ISSN:2470-1343
2470-1343
DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c00469