Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study on the Catalysis of Isoamyl Acetate by a Cation-Exchange Resin in an Intensified Fixed-Bed Reactor

Kinetics and thermodynamics of esterification by a cation-exchange resin in an intensified fixed-bed reactor was studied systematically. The resin type, catalyst loading, volume flow rate, initial molar ratio, temperature, and catalyst reusability were studied and optimized. The nonideality of the reaction system was corrected by the UNIFAC group contribution method. The Δ r H 0 , Δ r S 0 , and Δ r G 0 of the reaction were acquired by two methods. The pseudo-homogeneous (PH) model and the Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson (LHHW) model were adopted to simulate the kinetic process. The result indicated that the LHHW model was better suited to simulate the kinetic process than the PH model.