Abstract
The spurring increase in bio-diesel production produces a large amount of glycerol as side product, which causes its over-supply. Hence, converting glycerol (GLY) into other value added chemicals would be a promising solution. In this work, the design and optimization of a plant-wide glycerol carbonate (GC) production processes of GLY and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is firstly proposed, which is consisted of a reactive distillation section and an extractive distillation-based separation section. The research scope includes regressing the thermodynamic parameters suitable for representing both vapour-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibrium, correcting the kinetic parameters, developing process flowsheets, and optimization.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering |
Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
Pages | 283-288 |
Number of pages | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 01 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering |
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Volume | 48 |
ISSN (Print) | 1570-7946 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- glycerol
- glycerol carbonate
- optimization
- process design
- reactive distillation