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Dynamic Simulation of a Simulated‐Moving‐Bed Chromatographic Reactor for the Inversion of Sucrose
Author(s) -
Meurer Markus,
Altenhöner Ulf,
Strube Jochen,
Untiedt Armand,
SchmidtTraub Henner
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.19960481113
Subject(s) - simulated moving bed , chromatographic separation , chromatography , chemistry , sucrose , inversion (geology) , process engineering , materials science , high performance liquid chromatography , engineering , organic chemistry , paleontology , adsorption , structural basin , biology
The combination of a chemical or biochemical reaction and a chromatographic separation process in a single unit‐operation allows higher yields and a better separation performance not only for reversible decomposition reactions but also for irreversible reactions. A continuous Simulated‐Moving‐Bed (SMB) chromatographic reactor for the irreversible enzymatic inversion of sucrose is presented. In addition, a simulation based strategy for the design and optimization of chromatographic reactors is explained. Dynamic simulation studies using a rigorous model of the SMB process, illustrate the advantages of the continuous chromatographic reactor in comparison to conventional chromatographic processes for the inversion of sucrose. Reaching at least the same product purity as comparable conventional processes, the new reactor allows not only the reduction of capital costs but also a reduced desorbent rate and a higher productivity in terms of the converted amount of sucrose.