Research Article

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

Table 3

Conditions of feasibility at column section junctions [2].

Contact of two nonreactive sectionsIntersection of the compositions profiles

Contact of two reactive sectionsIntersection of the compositions profiles
A nonreactive section above a reactive sectionIntersection of the dew-point profile of the upper section with the composition profile of the lower section
A reactive section above a nonreactive sectionIntersection of the compositions profiles
Contact between a nonreactive section and a nonreactive vesselIntersection of the composition profile and the vessel path
Contact between a reactive section and a reactive vesselIntersection of the composition profile and the vessel path
Contact between a nonreactive stripping section and a reactive stillIntersection of the composition profile and the vessel path
Contact between a nonreactive rectification section and a reactive vesselIntersection of the dew-point profile and the reactive vessel path