JIE Huimin, CUI Xianbao, PENG Yanmei, et al. Synthesis of ethyl acetate via reactive and extractive distillation column using ionic liquids as catalyst and entrainer[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, (2): 606-613.
DOI:
JIE Huimin, CUI Xianbao, PENG Yanmei, et al. Synthesis of ethyl acetate via reactive and extractive distillation column using ionic liquids as catalyst and entrainer[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, (2): 606-613.DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20151227.
Synthesis of ethyl acetate via reactive and extractive distillation column using ionic liquids as catalyst and entrainer
Transesterification of methyl acetate with ethanol to produce ethyl acetate and methanol via reactive and extractive distillation (RED) was simulated
using ionic liquids
1-sulfobutyl-3-methyllimidazolium hydrogensulfate [HSO3bmin][HSO4] and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl) sulfonyl]imide ([BMIM][Tf2N]
as catalyst and entrainer respectively. Based on the analysis of vapor-liquid equilibrium and reaction kinetics
a reactive and extractive distillation process was developed. The effects of number of theoretical stages
reflux ratio
liquid holdup
feed locations
entrainer ratio (the ratio of solvent mole flowrate to feed mole flowrates) and catalyst flowrate on RED process were investigated. The simulation results indicated that the purities of ethanol and ethyl acetate were 0.9922 and 0.9905 (mole fraction)
respectively
and the conversion of methyl acetate was 0.9922 under the optimal operating and structural conditions.