Title of article :
The Investigation of Purity Improvement for the Production of Methyl Propionate in Different Types of Batch Distillation Systems
Author/Authors :
Aqar, Dhia Y. Ministry of Oil - South Refineries Company - Basra, Iraq , Al Alak, Hassan H. Department of Materials Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - University of Kufa - Najaf, Iraq , Rahmanian, N Faculty of Engineering and Informatics - University of Bradford - Bradford, UK , Mujtaba, I.M Faculty of Engineering and Informatics - University of Bradford - Bradford, UK
Abstract :
Methyl propionate, also known as methyl propanoate,
is a clear colourless liquid with a characteristic odour
(fruity smell and taste). In this study, the formation of
methyl propionate through the esterification o
propionic acid and methanol was investigated in the
reactive distillation system using a conventional (CBD),
single feed (SF-SBD), and double feed semi-batch
distillation (DF-SBD) columns for the first time. The
performances measure of these distillation systems
were evaluated in terms of minimum batch time for a
given separation task. The optimization results clearly
showed that the DF-SBD system is a more attractive
operation in terms of reaction conversion, and
maximum achievable purity as compared to the SF
SBD, and CBD processes.
Keywords :
Double feed semi-batch distillation , Methyl propionate CBD , SF-SBD , DF-SBD
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
