Dehydration of 2,3-Butanediol to 1,3-Butadiene and Methyl Ethyl Ketone: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Validation Using Pilot-Scale Reactor Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Pilot-Scale Experiment
3. Reactor Modeling
3.1. Reaction Kinetics
3.2. The Reactor Model
4. Numerical Analysis
4.1. Molar Fractions of Components and Temperature, and Reaction Rate Profile Analysis in the Catalyst Pellet
4.2. Molar Fractions of Components, Reaction Rate, and Effectiveness Factor Profile Analysis along the Length of the Catalyst Bed
5. Validation of the Reactor Model
5.1. Temperature Profile
5.2. BDO Conversion and Major Components Selectivity
6. Sensitive Analysis
6.1. Effect of WHSV
6.2. Effect of Inlet Temperature
6.3. Effect of Feed Composition
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inlet temperature(°C) | 300 | 310 | 330 | 302 | 309 | 320 |
Outlet temperature (°C) | 299 | 308 | 328 | 299 | 308 | 316 |
WHSV (/h) | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.99 |
Pressure (bar) | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.321 |
N2 (g/h) | 393 | 391 | 392 | 392 | 390 | 392 |
Run 7 | Run 8 | Run 9 | Run 10 | Run 11 | Run 12 | |
Inlet temperature (°C) | 332 | 302 | 311 | 320 | 329 | 343 |
Outlet temperature (°C) | 324 | 299 | 308 | 316 | 323 | 329 |
WHSV (/h) | 0.98 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 1.98 | 1.99 |
Pressure (bar) | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
N2 (g/h) | 393 | 391 | 393 | 394 | 392 | 395 |
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Song, D.; Cho, S.-Y.; Vu, T.-T.; Duong, H.-P.-Y.; Kim, E. Dehydration of 2,3-Butanediol to 1,3-Butadiene and Methyl Ethyl Ketone: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Validation Using Pilot-Scale Reactor Data. Catalysts 2021, 11, 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080999
Song D, Cho S-Y, Vu T-T, Duong H-P-Y, Kim E. Dehydration of 2,3-Butanediol to 1,3-Butadiene and Methyl Ethyl Ketone: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Validation Using Pilot-Scale Reactor Data. Catalysts. 2021; 11(8):999. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080999
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Daesung, Sung-Yong Cho, Toan-Thang Vu, Hoang-Phi-Yen Duong, and Eunkyu Kim. 2021. "Dehydration of 2,3-Butanediol to 1,3-Butadiene and Methyl Ethyl Ketone: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Validation Using Pilot-Scale Reactor Data" Catalysts 11, no. 8: 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080999
APA StyleSong, D., Cho, S. -Y., Vu, T. -T., Duong, H. -P. -Y., & Kim, E. (2021). Dehydration of 2,3-Butanediol to 1,3-Butadiene and Methyl Ethyl Ketone: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Validation Using Pilot-Scale Reactor Data. Catalysts, 11(8), 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080999