Abstract
Simulation of reactive distillation by using special engineering software is promising way to its design, research and optimization. In this work we considered the industrial-scale facility of Western Siberia, which includes a line of methyl tert-butyl ether production in a reactive distillation unit. Aspen HYSYS® was used as an instrument of simulation and further optimization studies. The calculation error of the model does not exceed 5%. Simulation of the feedstock composition changes showed that more preferable hydrocarbon fraction for the process is isobutene-isobutylene fraction. After the optimization study we obtained values of optimal reflux ratio for isobutene-isobutylene fraction to be 0.75 and for butylene-isobutylene fraction - 0.80; optimal methanol flowrate for isobutene-isobutylene fraction is 6.500 ton/h, for butylene-isobutylene fraction -6.000 ton/h.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 14-23 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Petroleum and Coal |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Aspen HYSYS®
- Industrial process
- MTBE
- Reactive distillation
- Simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy(all)