Optimal Design, Proportional–Integral Control, and Model Predictive Control of Intensified Process for Formic Acid Production. 1. Reactive Distillation and Reactive Dividing Wall Column

• Published in: Industrial & engineering chemistry research Vol. 59; no. 51; pp. 22215 - 22230
• Main Authors: Ge, Xiaolong, Yang, Xinchuang, Han, Yicheng, Pan, Yu, Liu, Botan, Liu, Botong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 23.12.2020
• Subjects: algorithms; capital costs; distillation; energy; formates; formic acid; hydrolysis; linear models; process design; Process Systems Engineering

Formic acid production through methyl formate hydrolysis has been shown to be energy and capital cost intensive, and its performance could be significantly promoted by process intensification. However, integration of reaction and separation exhibits a complex nonlinear behavior, which requires corre...