A potential improvement in the production route of the ester n-propyl-propionate can be done by the Simulated Moving Bed Reactor (SMBR). However, there is a need to address the complex dynamics of these systems providing a deeper understanding during the unit operation and control. Thus, this work proposes two SMBR units for the synthesis of n-propyl-propionate: the SMBR-4 with four columns and the SMBR-8 with eight columns. Their performance was compared to the True Moving Bed Reactor (TMBR). Two detailed analyses were performed to assess the system dynamic behavior of the three units: an orthogonalization based analysis and the process reaction curve. The first showed that the switching time and feed concentration influence the system the most, though at different extensions. The second highlighted that the SMBR/TMBR commonly used equivalence is not valid during transient conditions.

可以通过模拟移动床反应器（SMBR）来实现丙酸正丙酯的生产路线的潜在改进。但是，有必要解决这些系统的复杂动态问题，以便在单元操作和控制过程中加深了解。因此，这项工作提出了两个用于合成丙酸正丙酯的SMBR单元：具有四个塔的SMBR-4和具有八个塔的SMBR-8。将它们的性能与真实移动床反应器（TMBR）进行了比较。进行了两个详细的分析以评估三个单元的系统动态行为：基于正交化的分析和过程反应曲线。第一个结果表明切换时间和进料浓度对系统的影响最大，尽管扩展范围不同。