Production of Ester by Reactive Distillation of Acid and Alcohol

• Main Author: Shafie, Nuur Syafyka
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2011
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/8940/1/2011-Production%20Of%20Ester%20By%20Reactive%20Distillation%20Of%20Acid%20And%20Alcohol.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/8940/

Reaction of an acid with a hydroxyl compound forms ester and water as products. Ester is separated from other products by distillation. Reactive distillation is an improvement of conventional distillation by combining the reactive and separation section in one unit. The problems associated with c...