A Complete Heterogeneous Model for the Production of n-Propyl Propionate Using a Simulated Moving Bed Reactor
Rodrigo Santos,
Carine Rebello,
Anderson Prudente,
Ana M. Ribeiro,
Alírio E. Rodrigues,
José M. Loureiro,
Karen V. Pontes,
Idelfonso B. R. Nogueira
Affiliations
Rodrigo Santos
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Industrial (Industrial Engineering Program), Escola Politécnica (Polytechnique Institut), Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, BA, Brazil
Carine Rebello
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Industrial (Industrial Engineering Program), Escola Politécnica (Polytechnique Institut), Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, BA, Brazil
Anderson Prudente
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Industrial (Industrial Engineering Program), Escola Politécnica (Polytechnique Institut), Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, BA, Brazil
Ana M. Ribeiro
Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering, Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Alírio E. Rodrigues
Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering, Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
José M. Loureiro
Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering, Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Karen V. Pontes
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Industrial (Industrial Engineering Program), Escola Politécnica (Polytechnique Institut), Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, BA, Brazil
Idelfonso B. R. Nogueira
Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering, Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
n-Propyl Propionate (ProPro) is a harmless biodegradable product employed in several fields for the production of drugs, inks, coating, food, and perfume. ProPro is synthesized in an equilibrium reaction for which its yield can be enhanced by constant withdraw of the products as the reaction takes place. Simulated Moving Bed Reactor (SMBR) is a candidate for the production of ProPro with high efficiency as it is a multifunction unit able to simultaneously run reaction and separation, hence shifting the equilibrium reaction toward products. This paper proposes a complete phenomenological model for the ProPro synthesis in a Simulated Moving Bed Reactor (SMBR) packed with the heterogeneous catalyst Amberlyst 46 resin. The operating conditions are defined by the Triangle Theory to design an SMBR unit to produce ProPro efficiently and a comprehensive parameter estimation procedure is employed to obtain more representative parameters. The validated phenomenological model was applied to design an SMBR unit to produce high purity (99.28%) ProPro.
