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Chemical reaction engineering provides an important link between chemistry (kinetics, thermodynamics) and economics (capital cost, productivity, efficiency). The key elements are interpretation of (batch) laboratory data, application of the resultant models to continuous operations, and industrial equipment selection (and costing). When successfully combined, these tools allow optimisation of the business case for both new refinery designs and brownfield upgrades.
As both computational tools and fundamental chemical understanding improve, there is opportunity for improved application of chemical reaction engineering to the Bayer process. This paper presents a brief review of the application of Chemical Reaction Engineering in the Beyer process. Predesilication design is used as an illustration.
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Thomas, D., Pei, B. (2016). Chemical Reaction Engineering in the Bayer Process. In: Donaldson, D., Raahauge, B.E. (eds) Essential Readings in Light Metals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48176-0_15
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