Towards FAME and fortune by reactive DWC

A. A. Kiss; J. G. Segovia-Hernández; C. S. Bildea; E. Y. Miranda-Galindo; S. Hernández

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2012.07.587

Towards FAME and fortune by reactive DWC

A. A. Kiss, J. G. Segovia-Hernández, C. S. Bildea, E. Y. Miranda-Galindo, S. Hernández

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Abstract

This work proposes a novel biodiesel process based on a reactive dividing-wall column (R-DWC) that allows the use of only ∼15% excess of methanol to completely convert the fatty acids feedstock. Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) are produced as pure bottom product, water as side stream, while the methanol excess is recovered as top distillate and recycled. The optimal configuration was established by using simulated annealing (SA) as optimization method implemented in Mathworks Matlab, and coupled via Microsoft Excel with rigorous simulations carried out in AspenTech Aspen Plus. The generated improved design alternatives allow a fortune to be saved by having lower investment costs and up to 25% energy savings, while also ensuring a smaller plant footprint.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Procedia Engineering
Pages	1908-1914
Number of pages	7
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.07.587
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2012 - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: Aug 25 2012 → Aug 29 2012

Other

Other	20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2012
Country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	8/25/12 → 8/29/12

Keywords

Dividing-wall column
Energy savings
FAME
Optimal design
Reactive distillation
Simulated annealing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)

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