Analysis of TBA‐Based ETBE Production by Means of an Optimization‐Based Process‐Synthesis Approach. Issue 3 (6th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuhlmann, Hanns; Möller, Marcel; Skiborowski, Mirko
• Other Names: Asprion Norbert guestEditor.; Eck Bernd guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Chemie Ingenieur Technik. Volume 91:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 336
• Page End: 348
• Publication Date: 2018-12-06
• Subjects: Membrane reactors -- Modeling -- Process optimization -- Synthesis; Chemical engineering -- Patents -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; Chemical industry -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Technical -- Periodicals; 660.05
• DOI: 10.1002/cite.201800119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-286X

Abstract

Abstract: The current article presents the extension of a recently developed optimization‐based approach to process synthesis for process intensification. It generates phenomena‐based flowsheet options using superstructure optimization and provides a dedicated translation into equipment‐based flowsheets. The considered case‐study illustrates the application of the method for the analysis of ethyl tert ‐butyl ether production, based on the conversion of tert ‐butyl alcohol, under consideration of variable configurations of a rector network and a newly introduced pervaporation‐based membrane‐reactor block. Abstract : To overcome restrictions of the classical unit operations concept, process synthesis needs to be performed on a lower level of aggregation, through combination of single phenomena, or aggregated building blocks. This paper extends a recently presented optimization‐based approach building on this concept and illustrates its use in process analysis.