The design, simulation, optimization and control of dividing wall distillation columns have been reported in several theoretical studies, and important energy savings are obtained. Also, important information has been reported in the experimental and industrial implementation of this complex distillation option; but for the case of the reactive option, the information is limited. As a result, in this paper, we report the start-up and continuous operation of a reactive dividing wall distillation column for the production of methyl oleate using an esterification reaction of methanol and oleic acid, catalyzed by sulfuric acid. This experimental DWDC has been used previously for the separation of reactive and azeotropic mixtures in batch operation. The experimental results can be useful for the practical implementation and operation of reactive dividing wall distillation columns.

在一些理论研究中已经报道了分隔壁蒸馏塔的设计，模拟，优化和控制，并获得了重要的节能效果。同样，在该复杂蒸馏方案的实验和工业实施中，已经报道了重要的信息。但是对于被动式选项，信息是有限的。结果，在本文中，我们报道了使用硫酸催化的甲醇和油酸的酯化反应生产油酸甲酯的反应式分隔壁蒸馏塔的启动和连续操作。该实验性DWDC以前已用于间歇操作中的反应性混合物和共沸混合物的分离。