Journal of Advanced Chemical Engineering

Venkat K. Rajendran

Publications

• Research Article
  Conceptual Design of a Separation Process for Higher Alcohols Made by Catalytic Condensation of Ethanol
  Author(s): Venkat K. Rajendran, Andreas Menne and Axel KraftVenkat K. Rajendran, Andreas Menne and Axel Kraft
  
  A downstream process for the separation of n-butanol from a product mixture containing unreacted ethanol, higher alcohols, aldehydes, water and traces of other chemical species was studied and therewith a conceptual design for the separation train has been devised. A novel approach and a newly developed catalyst were introduced to produce n-butanol (or iso-butanol) from ethanol as a raw material through an alternative path. The product stream from the reactor outlet consists of various chemical species ranging from saturated alcohol mixture, to aldehydes, to traces of aromatics and high boilers, and is ought to be separated into individual components based on their commercial/industrial applicability. Nine azeotropes of which one being ternary and the remaining eight binary azeotropes were identified between the various product components. Due to the chemical complexi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-4568.1000134

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