Extending the Residue Curve Map

2 SIMPLE REACTIVE DISTILLATION 8.2.1 Extending the Residue Curve Map 

FIGURE 8.1 A CSTR with a feed stream and simultaneous phase separation. 

Assuming that the chemical reaction proceeds in the liquid phase only and that the liquid in the still is homogenous, the chemical reaction (r) occurring in the beaker may be modeled with an appropriate reaction rate model. It is convenient to use a model which incorporates molar fractions and, for the purposes of this work, we will use an elementary rate model as shown below  

Similarly, a material balance for the individual vapor removal and mixing process are written in Equations 8.3 and 8.4, respectively  

REACTIVE DISTILLATION DESIGN USING COLUMN PROFILE MAPS 

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