01731nas a2200193   4500008004100000245009900041210006900140260000800209300001200217490000700229520105600236100002901292700001701321700001901338700001901357700001801376700002101394856012201415       2017                        eng d00aReactive distillation for the production of methoxy propyl acetate: experiments and simulation0 aReactive distillation for the production of methoxy propyl aceta  cFEB  a832-8430 v563 aPropylene glycol methyl ether acetate is an industrially important solvent. In this work, we study the applicability of reactive distillation (RD) for its synthesis in the presence of an ion-exchange resin, Amberlyst 15, as a catalyst. Simultaneous separation of water during the course of reaction shifts the reaction in the forward direction, which renders cost effectiveness and compactness to the process. The presence of an azeotrope between methoxy propanol and water complicates the separation, leading to a loss of reactants in the product streams, thereby hampering both conversion and purity. Toluene is thus used as an entrainer to further intensify the process. In this work, the intrinsic kinetic parameters are determined from batch reactor data, and used subsequently to simulate the column performance. An experimentally validated simulator is used to examine the effect of various operating and design parameters. Reactant and product losses are minimized to negligible levels and a significant increase in the conversion is realized.1 aGadekar-Shinde, Shambala1 aReddy, Bhoja1 aKhan, Mohammad1 aChavan, Sanjay1 aSaini, Dauiat1 aMahajani, Sanjay  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/reactive-distillation-production-methoxy-propyl-acetate-experiments-and-simulation