On-line Monitoring System for Heterogeneous Hydrogenation in Stirred Tank Reactors

The on-line monitoring system (MoSys) for complex hydrogenation processes has been developed to support the operator in decision making. For industrial testing, the MoSys prototype was embedded in a newly developed batch-information-management system (BIMS) coupled to the process control system of the chemical plant. In this paper, the working principles of MoSys and BIMS are described. Furthermore, the optimisation and the verification of MoSys in the laboratory reactor are discussed. First results from on-line testing in a chemical plant of the Degussa AG are also presented.