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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 05/2002 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan |
Issue number | 5 |
Volume | 35 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 436-442 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
The dehydration of 2-methyl 1-butanol (2M1BOH) in the liquid phase was studied by using an ion-exchange resin, Amberlyst 15 in the H+ form. Experiments were carried out in a batch reactor with the dry resin as a catalyst. Considering the inhibition effect of water, the rate expressions based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model were formulated. The sorption equilibrium model between liquid and resin phases during resin swelling was included in kinetic modelling. The cross-linked ion-exchange resin was highly selective to water at the beginning of the reaction. The experimental results agreed well with the calculated ones.