Mathematical Modeling and Simulation for Production of MTBE

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Acknowledgment .......................................................................................... I
Abstract ........................................................................................................ II
Contents ..................................................................................................... IV
Nomenclature ............................................................................................ VIII
Greek Symbols ............................................................................................ IX
List of Abbreviations ................................................................................... X
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 1
1.2 Separation process ................................................................................... 1
1.3 Reactive distillation simulation ............................................................... 3
1.4 Residue curve map ................................................................................... 3
1.5 Scope of the present work ........................................................................ 4
Chapter Two: Literature Survey
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 5
2.2 Application of reactive distillation .......................................................... 7
2.3 Advantages and constraints ...................................................................... 9
2.3.1 The advantages ...................................................................................... 9
2.3.2 The constraints .................................................................................... 14