Thesis (MScEng (Process Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / Catalytic Distillation (CD) is a hybrid technology that utilizes the dynamics of si-
multaneous reaction and separation in a single process unit to achieve a more compact,
economical, efficient and optimized process design when compared to the traditional
multi-unit designs.
The project goal (and key question) is (how) to design a cost-effective, simple and
accurate laboratory-scale continuous CD system that will sufficiently and accurately
supply useful data for model validation. The system to be investigated is the continuous
hydrogenation of an a-olefin C6 (1-hexene) feed stream to the corresponding alkane
(n-hexane) product with simultaneous reactant/product separation. Hypothetically, a
system can be constructured to determine whether hydrogenation will benefit from the
heat and mass transfer integration observed under CD conditions in terms of energy
usage, temperature control and the catalyst's surface hydrogen concentration.
System convergence with commercial distillation simulation packages ...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2085 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Nieuwoudt, Josias Jakobus (Jako) |
| Contributors | Callanan, L. H., Moller, K. P., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Process Engineering., University of Cape Town. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Chemical Engineering. Catalysis Research Unit. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 15762766 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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