Design of reactive distillation columns for multicomponent kinetically controlled reactive systems

dA design method for a reactive distillation column for the multi-component reactive system is developed and illustrated. The method is based on the t heory of equilibrium and kinetic fixed points in the distillation map. The proposed graphical presentation helps in extrapolating the design aspects t hat have been developed in the earlier studies on this subject. An example of a four component system is presented to illustrate the proposed design m ethod. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.