Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Decomposition with a Reactive Distillation Unit
Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Decomposition with a Reactive Distillation Unit
This Demonstration simulates a reactive distillation column that produces iso-butene and methanol from the decomposition of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). The reaction is MTBE ⇌ iso-butene + methanol. The column is fed with pure MTBE at stage 8. The reactive stages range from 6 to 11. The column has 16 stages, a partial reboiler, and a total condenser. For low Damköhler numbers (with molar hold-up equaling zero), methanol and iso-butene are not formed and the only species present in the column is MTBE. At high Damköhler numbers, we get almost pure methanol as a bottom and pure iso-butene as a distillate.
Details
Details
K. Huang and S. J. Wang, "Design and Control of a Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Decomposition Reactive Distillation Column," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 46(8), 2007 pp. 2508–2519.
Permanent Citation
Permanent Citation
Housam Binous, Manel Selmi, Ines Wada, Selima Allouche, Ahmed Bellagi
"Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Decomposition with a Reactive Distillation Unit"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MethylTertButylEtherMTBEDecompositionWithAReactiveDistillati/
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Published: March 7, 2011