Research Article
Design and Control of Glycerol-tert-Butyl Alcohol Etherification Process
Table 3
Stream results for the reaction section (Figure
7).
| Stream name | G0 | TBA1 | TBA0 | GM1 | 1 | 2 | 3a | 3b | W | D + T |
| Flow/(kmol/hr) | 2.15 | 26.5 | 4.37 | 6.23 | 32.75 | 32.8 | 26.47 | 6.32 | 4.35 | 2.24 | Flow/(kg/hr) | 198 | 1883 | 324 | 759 | 2642 | 2642 | 1635 | 1006.6 | 80.8 | 445.6 | Temp/(°C) | 20 | 79.8 | 25 | 140.9 | 70 | 70 | 29.3 | 177 | 25 | 139.5 | Pressure/(bar) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4.95 | 1.2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0.1 | Flow/(kmol/hr) | | | | | | | | | | | G | 2.15 | Trace | 0 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 0.8 | Trace | 0.81 | 0 | 0.01 | TBA | 0 | 24.9 | 4.37 | Trace | 24.9 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.002 | 0.04 | 0.003 | ME | 0 | Trace | 0 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.27 | Trace | 3.27 | 0 | 0.007 | DE | 0 | Trace | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2.14 | Trace | 2.14 | 0 | 2.13 | TE | 0 | Trace | 0 | Trace | Trace | 0.002 | Trace | 0.002 | 0 | 0.0019 | Water | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | Trace | 1.5 | 5.81 | 5.81 | 0.005 | 4.31 | 0.005 | S | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Trace | 0.1 | Trace | 0.1 | IB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trace | 0.04 | 0.04 | Trace | 0 | Trace |
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