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Phase equilibrium engineering of supercritical hydrogenation reactors
Author(s) -
Pereda Selva,
Bottini Susana B.,
Brignole Esteban A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690481123
Subject(s) - supercritical fluid , hydrogenolysis , phase equilibrium , chemistry , chemical equilibrium , phase (matter) , organic chemistry , thermodynamic equilibrium , solvent , chemical reaction engineering , equation of state , reactor design , thermodynamics , process engineering , catalysis , engineering , nuclear engineering , physics
The general problem of phase equilibrium engineering of supercritical hydrogenation reactors is addressed. The conceptual design of process conditions is discussed, as well as procedures to determine the range of feasible operating conditions for two reaction problems: the hydrogenation of vegetable oils and the hydrogenolysis of fatty acid methyl esters. A group contribution equation of state is applied to predict the required phase equilibrium scenarios for solvent containing reactive mixtures.