The paper deals with a 2-methylpropylacetate synthesis process development.
The process is based on esterification of acetic acid with 2-methylpropano
l by the reactive distillation method. A column in which separation of the
reaction products takes place together with esterification in catalytic act
ive separation packing is utilized in this process. Computer simulation of
catalytic distillation has been performed to study the process and to evalu
ate the pilot plant experimental data. KATAPAK (R) S structural packing was
used in the reaction zone, while stripping and rectifying sections of the
column were packed by CY (R) packing. A good agreement between the simulati
on results and pilot plant data has been achieved. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scienc
e B.V. All rights reserved.