The MTBE plant has several reactors
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The MTBE plant has several reactors; was it originally designed with just one reactor?
There is a reactor designed here in 2007
One ion reactor, and one etherification reactor
You must be referring to the etherification reactor； Most designs these days are two ； One in operation and one as backup (either in parallel or in series); the level of olefin concentration has no impact on production, while conversion is maximized. This setup enables long-term operation and avoids the drawback of system shutdown when one reactor malfunctions, which is very convenient ；
A reactor, and a catalytic distillation column.
You belong to the earlier design era, right? Nowadays they all have 2 units, which can be connected in series or in parallel
Three etherification reactors plus a catalytic distillation tower