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3 Material Balance
3 Material Balance
CHAPTER No.3
MATERIAL BALANCE
3.1 FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR :Basis:
400 ton/day Acrylonitrile production.
Feed Ratio = Propene / ammonia / air =1/ 1.2 /9.5
1 hr operation
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
INPUT STREAM:
Components
Propylene
Air
Ammonia
Total
Weight
(kg/hr)
14280
93024
6936
114240
Weight%
12.5
81.4
6.1
100
Moles
(kmol/hr)
340
3230
408
3978
Mole%
8.5
81.2
10.3
100
COMPONENT
AMOUNT
MOLECULAR
AMOUNT
MOLE %
(Kgmoles)
WEIGHT
(Kg)
Propylene
5.78
42
242.67
0.138
Oxygen
26.35
32
843.2
0.629
Nitrogen
2584
28
72352
61.8
Ammonia
97.41
17
1655.97
2.33
Carbon dioxide
109.14
44
4802.16
2.6
HCN
27.55
27
743.58
0.66
AN
272.33
53.1
14461.25
6.5
Acrolein
9.18
56.1
514.99
0.219
Acetonitrile
10.705
41.1
444.18
0.256
Water
1041.22
18
18742.14
24.88
TOTAL AMOUNT OF GASEOUS LEAVING = 114240 Kg/hr
Total Material in
= 114240 kg / hr
= 114240 kg / hr
3.2 QUENCHER:-
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
COMPONENT
AMOUNT MOLECULAR
(Kgmoles)
WEIGHT
AMOUNT
(Kg)
MOLE %
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
Propene
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
HCN
AN
Acrolein
Acetonitrile
Water
5.78
26.35
2584
97.41
109.14
27.55
272.33
9.18
10.705
1041.22
42
32
28
17
44
27
53.1
56.1
41.1
18
242.67
843.2
72352
1655.97
4802.16
743.58
14461.25
514.99
444.18
18742.14
0.138
0.629
61.8
2.33
2.6
0.66
6.5
0.219
0.256
24.88
COMPONENT
MOLE %
(Kgmoles)
WEIGHT..
(Kg)
Water
743.72
18
13386.6
92.7
Sulfuric Acid
58.54
98
5737.4
7.3
TOTAL AMOUNT OF QUENCHING MEDIA = 19124 Kg/hr
Total quenching media (30% H2SO4) entering = 19124 kg/hr
Total input
= 19124 + 114240
= 133364 kg/hr
COMPONENT
Propene
Oxygen
AMOUNT
MOLECULAR
AMOUNT
(Kgmoles)
5.78
26.35
WEIGHT
42
32
(Kg)
242.76
843.20
MOLE %
0.19
0.85
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
HCN
AN
Acrolein
Acetonitrile
Water
2584
109.14
27.26
269.62
9.09
10.61
41.22
28
44
27
53.1
56.1
41.1
18
72352
4802.16
736.14
14316.64
509.84
435.78
18742.14
83.8
3.54
0.88
8.74
0.29
0.34
1.34
= 112979 Kg/hr
COMPONENT
HCN
Sulfuric Acid
Ammonium Sulfate
AN
Acrolein
Acetonitrile
Water
AMOUNT
MOLECULAR
AMOUNT
MOLE
(Kgmoles)
0.255
9.76
48.78
2.73
0.094
0.107
743.7
WEIGHT
27
98
132
53.1
56.1
41.1
18
(Kg)
7.43
956.2
6439.1
144.61
5.15
4.4
13386.6
%
0.032
1.2
6.06
0.39
0.012
0.013
92.34
Material Entering
= 133364 kg / hr
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
Material Leaving
= 133364 kg / hr
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
3.3 ABSORBER:-
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
= 90195 kg / hr
Total input
= 90195 + 94035
= 185110 kg/hr
COMPONENT
(Kgmoles)
Propene
5.78
Oxygen
26.35
Nitrogen
2584
Carbondioxide
109.14
HCN
24.54
AN
134.81
Acrolein
4.54
Acetonitrile
5.30
Water
416.74
WEIGHT
42
32
28
44
27
53.1
56.1
41.1
18
(Kg)
242.76
843.2
72352
4802.16
662.53
7158.32
254.92
217.89
7501.25
MOLE %
0.17
0.80
76.94
5.11
0.70
7.61
0.27
0.23
8.00
COMPOSITION OF SOLVENT
COMPONENT
MOLE %
(Kgmoles)
WEIGHT..
(Kg)
Water
5010.82
18
90195
100
TOTAL AMOUNT OF SOLVENT ENTERING = 90195 Kg/hr
COMPOSITION OF COMPONENTS LEAVING AT THE TOP
COMPONENT
Propene
Oxygen
WEIGHT
42
32
(Kg)
242.76
843.20
MOLE %
0.20
0.94
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
Nitrogen
Carbondioxide
2584
109.14
28
44
72352
4802.16
92.76
3.92
AN
0.67
53.1
35.79
0.02
Acrolein
2.74
56.1
153.90
0.1
Water
57.53
18
1035.58
2.06
=79465Kg/hr
MOLECULAR
AMOUNT
MOLE
HCN
AN
Acrolein
(Kgmoles)
24.54
134.13
1.80
WEIGHT
27
53.1
56.1
(Kg)
662.53
7122.53
101.02
%
0.44
2.42
0.03
Acetonitrile
Water
5.30
5370.03
41.1
18
217.89
96660.51
0.1
97
COMPONENT
Material Entering
= 185110 kg / hr
Material Leaving
= 185110 kg / hr
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
INPUT
STREAM
COMPONENTS
FROM
FROM
TOTAL ENTERING
ABSORBER DECANTER
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
Kg/hr
Kg/hr
Kg/hr
Kmoles/hr
Acrylonitirle
7122.53
7158
14280.53
0.11
269.43
0.04
HCN
662.53
74
736.53
0.006
27.27
0.004
Acetonitrile
217.89
217
434.89
0.008
10.6
0.003
Acrolein
101.02
254
355.02
0.002
6.33
0.001
Water
96660.51
11241
107901.51
0.87
5994.53
0.94
Total
104763.95
18944
123707.59
6308.15
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
LOWER STREAM
wt %
wt (kg/hr)
kmol/hr
mol%
Acrylonitrile
11.6
14268
269.2
4.28
Acetonitrile
0.35
432.42
10.53
0.16
Acrolein
0.28
348.84
6.22
0.09
Water
87.8
107891.41
5993
95.44
TOTAL
100
122950.67
6278.95
100.00
UPPER
STREAM
Acrylonitrile
wt%
wt (kg/hr)
kmoles/hr
mol%
0.001
12
0.02
0.71
Acetonitrile
0.002
2.47
0.06
0.21
HCN
99.9
736.53
27.27
98.9
Water
ppm 9
10.1
0.56
0.4
Acrolein
0.005
6.18
0.111
0.39
Total
100
756.48
28.021
100
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
wt%
wt (kg/hr)
kmoles/hr
mol%
Acrylonitrile
LOWER STREAM
Acetonitrile
94.01
wt %
3.7
14024.57
wt (kg/hr)
402.32
264.61
kmol/hr
9.8
93.19
mol%
4.1
Water
Acrylonitrile
Acrolein
Acetonitrile
0.13 0.22
2.05 0.03
50.48
243.43
302.88
30.1
2.77
4.6
5.4
0.8
0.2
0.07
2.0
0.01
Acrolein
Total
Water
100 0.04
99.7
45.96
14780.25
107840.93
0.8
281.91
5992
0.01
100
99.8
TOTAL
100
108160.42
5998.2
100.00
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
wt %
wt (kg/hr)
kmol/hr
mol%
Acrylonitrile
98.8
14011.88
264.18
97.90
Acetonitrile
0.04
10.51
0.25
0.004
Acrolein
1.01
288.31
5.14
2.01
Water
0.02
4.22
0.24
0.002
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Production of Acrylonitrile
MATERIAL BALANCE
TOTAL
100
14314.92
269.81
100.00
wt%
wt (kg/hr)
kmoles/hr
mol%
Acrylonitrile
1.7
12.69
0.24
1.1
Acetonitrile
87.04
391.81
14.5
94.01
Water
9.8
45.79
2.54
5.01
Acrolein
2.13
14.57
0.21
0.5
Total
100
464.86
17.49
100
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Production of Acrylonitrile