Hydration of Cyclohexene to Cyclohexanol in a Hybrid Reactive Distillation with a Side Decanter
Nowadays, more than 1 Mt of cyclohexanol is produced each year by the direct hydration of cyclohexene according to the patented Asahi process proposed in 1990. The Asahi process involves a reactor and a separation system to recover the reactants back to the reactor and collect the pure product. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Chemical Engineering Transactions |
| Online Access: | https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/10456 |