Research Article

Design and Control of Glycerol-tert-Butyl Alcohol Etherification Process

Table 4

Stream results for the azeotrope separation section (Figure 8).

Stream name3aTBA1aAZS0WTBA + SIBTBA1bS

Flow/(kmol/hr)26.4611.714.790.64.35100.90.0410.3890.5
Flow/(kg/hr)1635858.5776.68164.580.888582.22700.18158
Temp./(°C)29.397.87630251562580231
Pressure/(bar)1.21.81.01.211.511.01.13
Flow/(kmol/hr)
 TBA20.6111.59.100.049.05Trace9.03Trace
 IB0.04Trace0.0400.003Trace0.039TraceTrace
 S00.0Trace90.6Trace90.600.190.5
 Water5.80.25.5704.311.20.0011.2Trace