no problem. it is straight forward and no azeotrope at room conditions is detected by aspen + simulation software. but the boiling points are 118 and 100 C and adjusting reboiler temperature requires attention.

Dear Mohamed, although it is possible to distillate acetic acid from water, the relative volatility is so low that you will need several stages and a high reflux ratio to get that. This way is common to make a liquid- liquid extraction before and distillate the extracted reducing energy consumption and process costs. The literature is rich in this subject.

Dear Mr Tavan and Dear Mr Drenzo,

Many thanks for your kind answer. As I am a beginner in this area, I would be so much happy if any of you introduce me some practical papers.

BR,

MRT

Hi,

Why not search the literature for reactive distillation. It has proved effective in such cases.

Regards

Binoy Shah

Elsewhere at this forum, I have signalled some references on the topic of suitable methods for acetic acid recovery from aqueous solutions: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_remove_acetic_acid_from_solution_containing_glucose_xylose_and_acetic_acid