Modelación matemática de un reactor de tanque agitado con catalizador disperso para la obtención de metil oleato a partir de trioleína

The mathematical modeling of a three-phase reactor with dispersed phase catalyst for production of methyl oleate was carried out. Mass balances were used at the reactor level as well as the fluid-catalyst interphase to represent the operation system. The effect of type, particle size and catalyst concentration, as well as space-time and arrangement of reactors in series were examined. The purity of the triglyceride in the feeding was also investigated. The factors that most affected the reactor behavior quantitatively were the concentration of the catalyst, and its type, as well as the series arrangement of two reactors at constant space-time.