@inbook{8c6cefa400e8429eb371f14ae6566bda,
title = "Economic Study of the Urea Alcoholysis Process for Dimethyl Carbonate Production",
abstract = "In this work, we study the techno-economic feasibility of the urea alcoholysis process for the continuous manufacture of dimethyl carbonate. We propose a superstructure for the urea alcoholysis process based on patents and research articles found in literature. In this superstructure, different reaction and separation alternatives have been considered leading to 54 feasible flowsheets. Due to the complexity of some unit operations (reactive distillation columns, azeotropic distillation columns) and the reduce number of alternatives (or at least not prohibitive), we performed an exhaustive search to determine the most profitable flowsheet using Aspen Plus. Results prove the feasibility of this process, as long as a good catalyst is employed in the process.",
keywords = "Aspen Plus, dimethyl carbonate, process simulator, urea alcoholysis",
author = "Juan Javaloyes-Ant{\'o}n and Daniel V{\'a}zquez and Caballero, \{Jos{\'e} A.\} and Medrano-Garc{\'i}a, \{Juan D.\}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness CTQ2016-77968-C3-02P, FEDER, UE. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier B.V.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-818634-3.50074-6",
language = "English",
series = "Computer Aided Chemical Engineering",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
pages = "439--444",
booktitle = "Computer Aided Chemical Engineering",
address = "Netherlands",
}