Process control authority Bela Liptak brings in specialists from his cadre of co-authors to answer a reader's question regarding good modelling software for a batch and/or a continuous esterification process.
QUESTION:
DO YOU know of any good modelling software for a batch and/or a continuous esterification process? The reaction constants and equilibrium are known and I would like to input these into a batch/continuous simulation package to allow optimization of existing assets. Thank you for your time.
Paul Heckert
ANSWERS:
WE USE WinSim and Aspentech process simulation software for simulating the Biodiesel Trans-esterification reaction process. Chemstations and ChemCad are also good software packages for Mr this kind of work.
I'M NOT SURE either. However five years ago my son and I went on a mission to Venezuela. We stayed in a barrio close to Barquesimito called Pavia. One of the things we did was to assist the locals with some agricultural tasks. Pavia is n a desert like area. There was a real need for fertilizer. The common source came from the poultry houses around there. They referred to the manure we collected as “estierco” if my memory serves me well. I wonder if “esterification processes” have anything to do with chicken manure?
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