Reactive distillation has economical and environmental advantages Reactive distillation is a breakthrough process innovation with numerous applicationsin the petroleum and chemical industries. In systems with the appropriate chemistryand vapor-liquid phase equilibrium, it combines the reaction and separation operations,which reduces energy and capital costs and environmental impact. After an overview of the fundamentals, limitations, and scope of reactive distillation, Reactive Distillation Design and Control: * Uses rigorous models for steady-state design and dynamic analysis of different types of reactive distillation columns * Quantitatively compares the economics of reactive distillation columns with conventional multi-unit processes * Goes beyond traditional steady-state design that considers primarily the capital investment andenergy