Influence of liquid back mixing on a kinetically controlled reactive distillation process

► Extended rate-based model accounts for axial dispersion in reactive distillation. ► Rigorous dynamic simulations performed in Aspen Custom Modeler. ► Analysis of the effect of liquid back mixing on kinetically controlled RD process. ► Industrial relevant case study presented-polyester synthesis in a multi-product RD. ► Investigation of product transition time and waste generation during changeovers.