DESIGN OF REACTION SEPARATION NETWORKS USING DETAILED MODELS

This paper considers the design of integrated processes for the conver sion of a set of raw materials to a set of end products utilising a gi ven set of reaction and separation unit operations. It advocates the u se of detailed unit operation models to ensure the practical realisabi lity and optimality of the derived designs. It also demonstrates that, provided the models fulfil a certain condition, the number of discret e alternatives that need to be considered is relatively small. An exam ple of the application of the method to the design of an ethylbenzene production process is presented.