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Technological Institute of the Philippines
MATERIAL BALANCE R-01 ALKYLATION REATOR
Technological Institute of the Philippines Equipment Name: Equipment Code: Operating Parameters:
Alkylation Reactor R-01 Temperature: 257.5β Pressure: 3.54 MPa
Description: The catalytic fixed bed reactor containing zeolite catalyst is used for the alkylation of benzene and propylene to produce Cumene and DIPB. Basis: ο· ο·
The percentage conversion of Propylene is 96% (Norouzi et al., 2014) The product molar selectivity of Cumene to DIPB is 31. (Norouzi et al., 2014)
Reactions involved: C3H6 + C6H6
C9H12
C3H6 + C9H12
C12H18
Component Benzene Propylene Propane Total
%mole 82.61 16.52 0.87 100.00
Stream 6 kmole/day 500.41 100.08 5.27 605.76
kg/day 39032.07 4203.45 231.77 43467.29
%mass 89.80 9.67 0.53 100.00
Component Benzene Cumene Propane DIPB Propylene Total
%mole 79.82 18.35 1.04 0.61 0.18 100.00
Stream 7 kmole/day 404.33 92.98 5.27 3.10 0.90 506.58
kg/day 31537.91 11157.55 231.77 502.09 37.97 43467.29
%mass 72.56 25.67 0.53 1.16 0.09 100.00
Technological Institute of the Philippines Stream 6 (S6): πΆ6 π»6 = (500.41
πΆ6 π»6 πππππ 78 ππ πΆ6 π»6 ππ πͺπ π―π )( ) = πππππ. ππ πππ¦ 1 πππππ πΆ6 π»6 π
ππ
πΆ3 π»6 = (100.08
πΆ3 π»6 πππππ 42 ππ πΆ3 π»6 πππππ πͺπ π―π )( ) = ππππ. ππ πππ¦ πππππ πΆ3 π»6 π
ππ
πΆ π» πππππ
6 100.08 3 πππ¦ πΆ3 π»8 = ( 0.95
1 ππππππΆ3 π»8 44 ππ πΆ3 π»8 ) (0.05) ( )( ) 1 πππππ πΆ3 π»6 πππππ πΆ3 π»8
= πππ. ππ
ππ πͺπ π―π π
ππ
Stream 7 (S7): πΆ9 π»12 πππππ’πππ ππππ 1π π‘ ππ₯π = (100.08 = ππ. ππ
ο· ο·
πΆ3 π»6 πππππ 1 ππππππΆ9 π»12 ) (0.96) ( ) πππ¦ 1 πππππ πΆ3 π»6
πππππ πͺπ π―ππ π
ππ
Cumene produced from reaction 1 was partially consumed in the next reaction to form DIPB. The product molar selectivity of Cumene to DIPB is 31. (Norouzi et al., 2014)
πΆ12 π»18 = ((96.08
πππππ πΆ9 π»12 πππππ πΆ12 π»18 162 ππ πΆ12 π»18 )( )) ( ) πππ¦ 31 πππππ πΆ9 π»12 πππππ πΆ12 π»18 = πππ. ππ
πππππ πͺππ π―ππ π
ππ
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πΆ9 π»12 = ((96.08
(
πΆ6 π»6 = (500.41
πππππ πΆ9 π»12 3.10 πππππ πΆ12 π»18 1 πππππ πΆ9 π»12 ) β (( )( ))) πππ¦ πππ¦ πππππ πΆ12 π»18 120 ππ πΆ9 π»12 πππππ πͺπ π―ππ ) = πππππ. ππ 1 πππππ πΆ9 π»12 π
ππ
πΆ6 π»6 πππππ πΆ3 π»6 πππππ 1 ππππππΆ6 π»6 ) β ((100.08 ) (0.96) ( )) πππ¦ πππ¦ 1 πππππ πΆ3 π»6 (
78 ππ πΆ6 π»6 ππ πͺπ π―π ) = πππππ. ππ 1 πππππ πΆ6 π»6 π
ππ
πΆ π» πππππ
6 100.08 3 πππ¦ πΆ3 π»8 = ( 0.95
1 ππππππΆ3 π»8 44 ππ πΆ3 π»8 ) (0.05) ( )( ) 1 πππππ πΆ3 π»6 πππππ πΆ3 π»8
= πππ. ππ
πΆ3 π»6 = ((100.08
ππ πͺπ π―π π
ππ
πππππ πΆ3 π»6 πππππ πΆ9 π»12 πππππ πΆ12 π»18 ) (0.04)) β (96.08 )( ) πππ¦ πππ¦ 31 πππππ πΆ9 π»12
1 πππππ πΆ3 π»6 42 ππ πΆ3 π»6 πππππ πͺπ π―π ( )( ) = ππ. ππ πππππ πΆ12 π»18 πππππ πΆ3 π»6 π
ππ
Overall Material Balance: S6 = S7 πππππ. ππ
ππ ππ = πππππ. ππ π
ππ π
ππ