Feasibility of Batch Reactive Distillation with Equilibrium-Limited Consecutive Reactions in Rectifier, Stripper, or Middle-Vessel Column

Table 1

Model equations of column sections for single-reaction systems.

Section	Nonreactive	Reactive
Rectifying	𝑑𝑥𝑖𝑑ℎ=𝑉𝐿(𝑦^𝑖−𝑦^∗𝑖) where; 𝑦𝑖=𝐿𝑉𝑥^𝑖+𝐷𝑉𝑥^𝐷,𝑖 [13]	𝑑𝑙𝑖̃𝑑ℎ=𝑣^𝑖̃−𝑣^∗𝑖̃ where𝑣𝑖̃=𝑙𝑖̃+𝑑𝑖 [2]
Extractive (in a rectifier)	𝑑𝑥𝑖𝑑ℎ=𝐿𝑉^(𝑦^𝑖−𝑦^∗𝑖) where; 𝑦𝑖=𝐿^𝑉𝑥^𝑖+𝐷𝑉𝑥^𝐷,𝑖−𝐹^𝑑𝑉𝑥^𝑓𝑑,𝑖 [13]	𝑑𝑙^𝑖̃𝑑ℎ=𝑣^𝑖̃−𝑣^∗𝑖̃ where 𝑣𝑖̃=𝑙^𝑖̃+𝑑𝑖−𝑓𝑑,𝑖 [2]
Stripping	𝑑𝑥𝑖𝑑ℎ=𝑉𝐿(𝑦^𝑖−𝑦^∗𝑖) where; 𝑦𝑖=𝐿𝑉𝑥^𝑖−𝑊𝑉𝑥^𝑊,𝑖 [11]	𝑑𝑙𝑖̃𝑑ℎ=𝑣^𝑖̃−𝑣^∗𝑖̃ where 𝑣𝑖̃=𝑙𝑖̃−𝑤𝑖 [2]
Extractive (in a stripper)	𝑑𝑥𝑖𝑑ℎ=𝐿𝑉^(𝑦^𝑖−𝑦^∗𝑖) where; 𝑦𝑖=𝑉𝐿^𝑥^𝑖−𝑊𝑉𝑥^𝑊,𝑖+𝐹^𝑤𝑉𝑥^𝑓𝑤,𝑖 [11]	𝑑𝑙^𝑖̃𝑑ℎ=𝑣^𝑖̃−𝑣^∗𝑖̃ where 𝑣𝑖̃=𝑙^𝑖̃−𝑤𝑖+𝑓𝑤,𝑖 [2]