A general overall feasibility methodology of batch reactive distillation ofmultireaction systems is developed to study all the possible\nconfigurations of batch reactive distillation. The general model equations are derived for multireaction system with any number\nof chemical equilibrium-limited reactions and for any number of components. The present methodology is demonstrated with\nthe detailed study of the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate in two reversible cascade reactions in batch reactive distillation\nprocess. Pure methanol is produced as distillate, and pure diethyl carbonate is produced at the bottom simultaneously in middlevessel\ncolumn; in each section, continuous feeding of ethanol is necessary. The results of feasibility study are successfully validated\nby rigorous simulations.
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