Experiments with a TAME Catalytic Distillation Column Using a Pellet TypeCatalyst

摘要

This report describes the experiments made with pellet type ion exchange resincatalyst in a reactive distillation column. The catalyst used was standard ion-exchange resin Amberlyst 15 H sieved so that maximum particle diameter was 0.71 mm and catalyst was placed in a fixed bed inside a catalytic distillation column. The purpose was to test the performance of this simple way of placing the catalyst inside a catalytic distillation tower. The report contains a description of the equipment used and the results achieved during the runs. Two sets of experiments were done.