Reactive distillation is one of the typical applications of process intensification concept in chemical engineering. Since the coupling of reaction and separation is highly complex and nonlinear

the effect mechanism of reactive and distillation

coupling method and regulation and optimization for the reactive distillation process is a key for the industrial applications. The general situation of RD technology at home and abroad in recent twenty years is reviewed

from fundamental research to industrial application

including the feasibility analysis of RD process and the method of conceptual design

the optimization of steady state simulation process and the design of dynamic simulation control strategy

the development of efficient internal components which have both the reaction catalysis and mass transfer function as well as the industrial application of RD technology in various fields. Possible solutions to these keys which restrict the wide application of RD technology are discussed. The universal development method of RD process and the new process intensification technology based on RD process are summarized

then the trend of RD technology are pointed out.