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As a preliminary step in the development of a reactive dividing wall distillation process, a reactive distillation experimental and modeling effort was conducted. A novel aldol condensation process was chosen to demonstrate many of the complex behaviors associated with industrial chemical systems. The first portion of the experimental program was focused on determining the phase equilibria and reaction kinetics of the chemical system. Next, a laboratory scale reactive distillation column (RDC) was built and tested. Finally, a steady-state model of the RDC was developed. Through these accomplishments, this work provided a roadmap to use the tools of laboratory scale experimentation and modeling to evaluate the commercial potential of a reactive dividing wall column process.

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