@article{Thotla2007a,
abstract = {Dimerization of acetone (Ac) yields diacetone alcohol (DAA), which on further dehydration gives mesityl oxide (MO) along with various side-products. The reacting system is a combination of various series and parallel reactions. In the present work, the reaction is studied using a cation exchange resin (Amberlyst 15{\textregistered}) as catalyst. The effect of catalyst loading and temperature on reaction kinetics was evaluated and three models based on simplified Langmuir-Hinselwood mechanism are proposed. Aim of the work is to minimize undesired side-products and understand the effect of different parameters and operating modes on DAA:MO product ratio in reactive distillation (RD). It has been shown that the reaction when operated in a reactive rectification mode offers flexibility in the relative production rates of DAA and MO. The experimental results obtained are explained by simulation. {\textcopyright} 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
author = {Thotla, Suman and Agarwal, Vishal and Mahajani, Sanjay M.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ces.2007.01.045},
journal = {Chemical Engineering Science},
number = {18-20},
pages = {5567--5574},
title = {{Simultaneous production of diacetone alcohol and mesityl oxide from acetone using reactive distillation}},
volume = {62},
year = {2007}
}