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Methyl Ethyl Ketone Production through an Intensified Process
Author(s) -
Torres-Vinces Leopoldo,
Contreras-Zarazua Gabriel,
Huerta-Rosas Brenda,
Sánchez-Ramírez Eduardo,
Segovia-Hernández Juan Gabriel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201900664
Subject(s) - distillation , gasoline , process engineering , energy consumption , ketone , process (computing) , fractionating column , waste management , chemistry , environmental science , engineering , computer science , chromatography , organic chemistry , electrical engineering , operating system
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is widely used in the industry and is mainly produced from petroleum. Some works have projected MEK as a possible fuel since its performance in spark engines has overcome the performance of gasoline in certain indexes. Two intensified alternatives to produce MEK are introduced here, consisting of a reactive distillation column, an extractive distillation column, and three conventional distillation columns. The direct alternative resulted as the most promising when it was evaluated based on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and an environmental index. The obtained energy consumption for MEK production was 11.62 MJ kg MEK −1 for the entire process. Moreover, those intensified alternatives showed better performance indexes in comparison with a conventional process.