lt has been prepared six multiphasic masic catalysts of the Fe-Mo-Sb system, which were characterized by X-ray difraction, Mossbauer Spectroscopy, BET and scanning electronic microscopy. All catalysts were tested in the reaction of oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde. The catalyst Fe2(MoO4)3 + α-Sb2O4 was showed the highest yield and selectivity to acetaldehyde following by FeSbO4 of all prepared catalysts.

Present contribution constitutes a review that shows the results of bibliographic research carried out about the simulation, design and optimization of batch. Distillation operation. It is analyses the present state of the art of this operation, contrasting its recent achieved results with difficulties that still exist in this area. The different batch distillation columns configurations that have been developed recently, such as the inverted column , middle vessels, multiple effects , extractive and azeotropic batch distillation columns are reviewed.

lt has been prepared six multiphasic masic catalysts of the Fe-Mo-Sb system, which were characterized by X-ray difraction, Mossbauer Spectroscopy, BET and scanning electronic microscopy. All catalysts were tested in the reaction of oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde. The catalyst Fe2(MoO4)3 + α-Sb2O4 was showed the highest yield and selectivity to acetaldehyde following by FeSbO4 of all prepared catalysts.

Present contribution constitutes a review that shows the results of bibliographic research carried out about the simulation, design and optimization of batch. Distillation operation. It is analyses the present state of the art of this operation, contrasting its recent achieved results with difficulties that still exist in this area. The different batch distillation columns configurations that have been developed recently, such as the inverted column , middle vessels, multiple effects , extractive and azeotropic batch distillation columns are reviewed.