Simulation Study of Reactive Distillation Column for the Production of Methyl Oleate

Reactive distillation (RD) technique combines the reaction and separation steps of the chemical process in a single unit. Thus it reduces the material and operating cost with reduction in energy requirement. The variety of successful applications of RD technique has been investigated and still research is going on to explore the new systems and to develop the more efficient mechanism of RD. In this study, the simulation of RD column was carried out using Aspen Plus process simulator for the laboratory scale RD column for the production of methyl oleate by varying process conditions to choose the best suitable condition for maximum yield and conversion.