TY - JOUR AU1 - Hatami, Mohsen AU2 - Fattahi, Moslem AU3 - Fahim, Farshad AB - Simulated moving bed reactors (SMBRs) are hybrid reactors that perform reaction and separation processes simultaneously in a single unit. Their high separation performance and ability to overcome equilibrium constraints on the reaction make them effective in a wide range of equilibrium reactions. This study investigated an SMBR for xylene isomerization and separation of p‐xylene from other xylene isomers (free of ethylbenzene) in the liquid phase. The effects of operating variables including temperature, switching time, and columns arrangement on the performance parameters and optimal conditions were determined. Due to the removal of products from the reaction site, the SMBR drives the chemical equilibrium toward producing more product than a conventional reactor under the same conditions. TI - Modeling of the Isomerization and Separation Process of para‐Xylene in a Moving Bed Reactor JF - Chemical Engineering & Technology (Cet) DO - 10.1002/ceat.202100035 DA - 2021-08-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/modeling-of-the-isomerization-and-separation-process-of-para-xylene-in-LOFuoE7yhX SP - 1412 EP - 1422 VL - 44 IS - 8 DP - DeepDyve ER -