Soran University

Faculty of Engineering- Chemical Department

Methyl Ethyl Ketone from Secondary Butyl Alcohol

Prepared by : Dlawar Mahmoud

Supervisor: Mr.Ali Hussain
Introduction

Methyl ethyl alcohol, also known as 2-butanone is a colorless organic liquid with an acetone like

odor and a low boiling point. It has very good solvent properties, a fast evaporation rate, and is

miscible with organic Solvents. MEK is an excellent solvent for a variety of resin systems used

in the preparation of paints and lacquers.

The molecular formula of methyl ethyl ketone is CH3COCH2CH3 and its molecular structure

is represented as:

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:-

MEK is a low boiling solvent with an atmospheric boiling point of 175.3 0F

(79.60C). Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) is a chemically stable compound also known as 2-

butanone. MEK is a flammable, colourless liquid possessing a typical ketonic odor. It has very

good solvent properties, a fast evaporation rate, and is miscible with organic solvents. MEK is

an excellent solvent for a variety of resin systems used in the preparation of paints and lacquers.

It is highly miscible with water and many conventional organic solvents and forms azeotrope

with number of organic solvents.

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 Overview of production
Generally, Methyl ethyl ketone production is accomplished by one of two processes:

1. Dehydrogenation of secondary butyl alcohol

2. As a by-product of butane oxidation

 Dehydrogenation of secondary butyl alcohol

Dehydrogenation Process Description

Methyl ethyl ketone manufacture by secondary-butyl alcohol dehydrogenation is a two-step

process where the first step involves the hydration of butenes to produce secondary-butyl
alcohol. The second step consists of the dehydrogenation of secondary-butyl alcohol yielding
MEK and hydrogen gas. These steps are illustrated by the following reactions:

OH
Aqueous
(1) CH3CH=CHCH3 CH3CH2CH3
Butene H2SO
Sec-butyl alcohol
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(2)
OH Zn or Brass CH3CCH2CH3 + H2
400-
CH3CHCH2 550°C MEK Hydrogen gas
CH3
Sec-butyl
alcohol

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PROCESS DESCRIPTION

The cold feed of secondary butyl alcohol from feed tank is initially preheated in steam heater.
The preheated alcohol is taken to vaporizer and further superheated by the high temperature
reaction products discharged from reactor and gets vaporized. The alcohol vapors leaving from
vaporizer enter into a knockout drum to separate liquid alcohol and vapors entrained liquid. The
separated liquid is recycled back to vaporizer. The dry vapors of secondary butyl alcohol leaving
from the knockout drum are heated up to 500°C in super heaters and enter the reactor containing
catalytic bed of Zinc oxide.
In reactor, temperature is maintained between 400-550°C at which secondary butyl alcohol starts
dehydrated and produce methyl ethyl ketone and hydrogen. 90% of the feed is converted into
methyl ethyl ketone.The dehydrogenation reaction of SBA is as shown

ZnO
CH3CH2-CHOH-CH3 CH3CH2-CO-CH3 + H2

The dehydrogenation reaction is endothermic and reversible; therefore a considerable amount of

heat is to be supplied. Hence, a multi-tube reactor is selected. In order to utilize the heat energy
and lower the temperature of the gaseous reaction products (contain MEK, unreacted secondary
butyl alcohol vapors and hydrogen); it is routed to vaporizer to preheat the feed. The reaction
products are then cooled in condenser. 80-85% of MEK and the unreacted secondary butyl
alcohol vapors get condensed in condenser. Outlet from condenser is taken to a separator where
liquid and gas get separated .The uncondensed vapors and non-condensable hydrogen from the
separator is taken to absorption column to separate hydrogen from the alcohol vapors. In
absorption column, aqueous ethanol is used as absorbent. Around 98% of MEK and secondary

butyl alcohol vapors are absorbed in aqueous ethanol. The hydrogen off gas from the top of the
absorber is dried and used as furnace fuel.
The aqueous solution contains MEK and secondary butyl alcohol from the absorber is pumped
into an extraction column where 95% of MEK and alcohol is extracted into Trichloroethane
(TCE). The raffinate is recycled back to absorber and the extract is passed to solvent recovery
distillation column. In solvent recovery distillation column, 99.9% MEK and alcohol are
separated from the solvent as distillate and the residue containing TCE and traces of MEK and
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alcohol are recycled back to extraction column.
The distillate from solvent recovery distillation column and the condensed MEK from condenser
are taken to product distillation column where the final purification occurs. In distillation
column, 99.9% pure methyl ethyl ketone is distilled as final product. The product MEK is cooled
and stored in product storage tank. The residue from distillation column bottom is mainly
contains unreacted secondary butyl alcohol which is recycled back to feed storage tank.

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 Figure 2.PFD diagram of manufacturing MEK

PROCESS DETAILS:

The cold feed of secondary butyl alcohol is pumped from the storage to a steam heater and then to a vertical
thermo-syphon reboiler (vaporizer) in which the alcohol is vaporized. The thermo-syphon Reboiler will be
heated by the reaction products discharge from the reactor and the wet alcohol vapors will be passed to a
knock-out drum (separator) to remove any entrained liquid. The liquid separated will be recycled and the dry
alcohol vapors will be fed to a super heater I where they are super-heated to a temperature of 573 K. The
super heated vapors are then compressed to a second super heater 2 where they are heated to a temperature
of 773 K. In these super heaters, the vapors are heated with the help of flue gases at high temperature. The
superheated butyl alcohol vapors are fed to the reactor at 400-500C where 90% is converted on a zinc oxide
brass catalyst to methyl ethyl ketone and hydrogen. The reaction is,

CH3CH2 – CHOH – CH3 CH3CH2–CO–CH3+ H2

SBA (MKE) (Hydrogen)

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The reaction products are then cooled in a vaporizer where there heat is utilized to vaporize the SBA feed
liquid. The cooled products gases are then condensed in a water cool partial condenser where almost
80% of the MEK and unreacted SBA is condensed and the condensate is passed to a distillation unit. The
gases effluent from the partial condenser is send to the absorber to recover remaining uncondensed MEK
and alcohol. In the absorber, water is used as an absorbent which absorb MEK and alcohol and leave
from the bottom of the absorber. The off gases from the absorber containing all hydrogen, negligible
water, MEK and alcohol are dried and used in a plant fuel system. The liquid discharged from the
absorber is sent to a liquid liquid extraction column where trichloroethane is used to extract the MEK and
alcohol and the raffinate contains water is recycled back to the absorber along with the small amount of
makeup water. The extract from the liquid-liquid extraction column is sent to a solvent recovery column
where trichloroethane is recovered at the bottom and is recycled back to a liquid-liquid extraction
column. The top product from the solvent recovery unit is sent to a distillation column along with the
condensate from the partial condenser. In the distillation column, 99% pure MEK is obtained as distillate
and send to a storage where as the butyl alcohol obtained as a bottom product, is recycled back and mix
with a fresh feed for reprocessing.

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Figure.2 block diagram of manufacturing MEK

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 MATERIAL BALANCE

BASIS: 1 hr

Plant capacity: 1*10^7 kg/year Methyl ethyl ketone (99.9%) per annum
1 year = 345 days
1* =695652 kg/hr =6* kg/hr

The required Secondary butyl alcohol is taken as “W”Kg / hr.

Name Molecular weight (Kg / kmole)

Secondary Butyl alcohol 74

Methyl ethyl ketone 72

Hydrogen 2

REACTOR

Stoichiometric reaction of dehydrogenation of secondary butyl alcohol is as follows,

C4H10O C4H8O + H2

(74 Kg/kmole) (72 Kg/kmole) (2 Kg/kmole)

Reaction Conversion = 90%

From the reaction,

74 kg of secondary butyl alcohol produces 72 kg of MEK and 2 kg of H2.

With 90% conversion, W kg/ hr of SBA produces,

= (72/74) ×0.9× W = 0.876W Kg/hr of MEK

= (2/74) × 0.9 × W = 0.0243W Kg/hr of H2

= 0.1W kg/hr of unreacted SBA

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 MEK= 0.876W (Kg/hr)

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr)

Unreacted SBA = 0.1W (Kg/hr)

Reactor

Secondary butyl alcohol

W Kg/hr

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 CONDENSER

In condenser, 80% of methyl ethyl ketone and unreacted SBA gets condensed. Condenser outlet
is two phased flow- contains condensed liquid and uncondensed/non condensable vapors.

MEK= 0.876W (Kg/hr) Liquid Phase:

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr) MEK= 0.7W (Kg/hr)
Unreacted SBA = 0.1W (Kg/hr) SBA= 0.08W (Kg/hr)

Vapor phase:

MEK= 0.176W (Kg/hr)

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr)

SBA= 0.02W (Kg/hr)

SEPARATOR

The condensed liquid and uncondensed vapors get separated in separator. The separated vapor
goes to absorber and the liquid is taken to product distillation column.

Vapor phase:

MEK= 0.176W (Kg/hr)

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr)

Liquid Phase:
SBA= 0.02W
MEK= 0.7W (Kg/hr)

SBA= 0.08W (Kg/hr)

Vapor phase:

MEK= 0.176W (Kg/hr)

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr) Liquid Phase:

SBA= 0.02W MEK= 0.7W (Kg/hr)

SBA= 0.08W (Kg/hr)

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 ABSORBER

Aqueous ethanol is used as absorbent. 98% of MEK and SBA are absorbed in absorption
column. The raffinate from the extraction column contain
ns 99.5 wt% ethanol and 0.5wt% MEK is recycled back to absorber. Recycle flow rate is
controlled to provide an aqueous solution containing 10% MEK at absorber bottom outlet.

Absorber bottom outlet = A Kg/hr

MEK in absorber outlet = 0.1A Kg/hr
Amount of absorbent = E Kg/hr

MEK= 0.0035W (Kg/hr)

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr)

Absorbent (E):

Ethanol= 99.5%

MEK= 0.176W (Kg/hr) MEK=0.5%

H2= 0.0243W (Kg/hr) = 0.005E

SBA= 0.02W(Kg/hr)

MEK= 0.1805W (Kg/hr)

SBA= 0.02W (Kg/hr)

Ethanol= 1.606W (Kg/hr)

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MEK balance:

MEK in = MEK out

0.176W+0.005E= 0.0035W + 0.1A
Solving for A,
A = 1.725W + 0.05E --------------------------- (1)

Overall balance:
0.176W + 0.0243W + 0.02W + E = 1.725W + 0.05E +0.0035W +0.0243W
Solving for E,
E = 1.614W (2)
Amount of MEK in absorbent = 0.005×1.614W
= 0.0081W
Amount of ethanol in absorbent = 0.995×1.614W
= 1.606W

Using (2) in equation (1),

Absorber bottom solution, A = 1.805W

Absorber bottom solution contains,

MEK= 0.1805W
Ethanol = 1.606W
SBA= 0.02W

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 EXTRACTOR

In extraction column, trichloroethane is used to extract MEK and alcohol from the absorbent.

95% of the MEK and alcohol is extracted and remainder isrecirculated back to the absorber.

Trichloroethane
T (kg/hr)

MEK= 0.1805W (Kg/hr)

MEK= 0.0081W (Kg/hr)
SBA= 0.02W (Kg/hr)
Extractor Ethanol= 1.606W (Kg/hr)
Ethanol= 1.606W (Kg/hr)

Extract= X kg/hr
(MEK in Extract = 20%)

MEK balance:
0.1805W = 0.0081W + 0.2X
Solving for X in terms of SBA,
The amount of extract leaving from extractor, X = 0.862W
The composition of X is,
MEK = 0.172W
TCE = 0.67W
SBA = 0.02 W
Overall balance to find out the required TCE:
1.806W + T = 1.614W + 0.862W
T= 0.670W

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SOLVENT RECOVERY DISTILLATION COLUMN
The extracted solution from extractor is distilled in solvent recovery distillation column to

separate solvent and MEK. Efficiency of the column is 99.9%

Distillate

MEK = 0.171W

SBA = 0.019W

MEK = 0.172W

SBA = 0.02W

TCE = 0.67W

Residue:

MEK = 0.001W

SBA = 0.001W

TCE = 0.67W

MEK PRODUCT DISTILLATION COLUMN

The distillate form solvent recovery column and the condensed liquid from separator are treated

in product distillation column. 99.9% pure methyl ethyl ketone is distilled.

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Feed
From separator:
MEK = 0.7W
SBA = 0.08W
From solvent recovery column:
MEK = 0.171W
SBA = 0.019W

MEK= 0.87W

SBA= 0.001W

MEK= 0.871W

SBA= 0.099W

MEK= 0.001W

SBA= 0.098W
Amount of SBA required (W)

0.87W = 571 Kg/hr of MEK

W = 656.3 Kg/hr
1% loss of SBA is considered in knockout drum. So total SBA required at vaporizer inlet is,
= 1.01×656.3
=662.86 Kg/hr

*Using the value of W = 656.3 in material balance across the equipment; we will get the mass
flow of the different streams.
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 Material balance

REACTOR

MEK= 575 Kg/hr

H2= 15.75 (Kg/hr)

Unreacted SBA = 65.63 (Kg/hr)

Secondary butyl alcohol

656.3 Kg/hr

Material Reactor in (Kg/hr) Reactor Out (Kg/hr)

Secondary butyl alcohol 656.3 65.63
Methyl ethyl ketone - 575
Hydrogen - 15.75
Total mass 656.3 656.3

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 CONDENSER

MEK = 575 Kg/hr

Liquid Phase:
H2 = 15.75 Kg/hr
MEK = 459.4 Kg/hr
Unreacted SBA = 65.63 Kg/hr
SBA = 52.5Kg/hr

Vapor phase:

MEK = 115.5Kg/hr

H2 = 15.75 Kg/hr

SBA = 13.13 Kg/hr

Condenser Out (Kg/hr)

Material Condenser in Liquid phase Vapor Phase
(Kg/hr)
Secondary butyl 65.63 52.5 13.13
alcohol
Methyl ethyl 575 459.4 115.5
ketone
Hydrogen 15.75 - 15.75
Total mass 656.3

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 SEPARATOR

Vapor phase:

MEK = 115.5 (Kg/hr)

Liquid Phase:
H2= 15.75 (Kg/hr)
MEK = 459.4 (Kg/hr)
SBA= 13.13(Kg/hr)
SBA = 52.5 (Kg/hr)

Vapor phase:

MEK = 115.5 (Kg/hr)

H2 = 15.75 (Kg/hr)
Liquid Phase:
SBA= 13.13(Kg/hr)
MEK= 459.4 (Kg/hr)

SBA= 52.5 (Kg/hr)

ABSORBER

MEK = 2.3 Kg/hr

H2 = 15.75Kg/hr

Ethanol= 1054 Kg/hr

MEK= 5.32 Kg/hr

MEK= 115.5 Kg/hr

H2= 15.75 Kg/hr

SBA= 13.13Kg/hr

MEK=118.5Kg/hr

SBA=13.13 Kg/hr

Ethanol= 1054 Kg/hr

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 EXTRACTOR

Trichloroethane
439.7 kg/hr
MEK=118.5Kg/hr

SBA=13.13 Kg/hr
Ethanol= 1054 Kg/hr
Ethanol= 1054 Kg/hr Extractor
MEK= 5.32 Kg/hr

Total Extract = 565.7 kg/hr

( MEK in extract = 112.88 Kg/hr

TCE = 439.7 Kg/hr

SBA = 13.13 Kg/hr )

SOLVENT RECOVERY DISTILLATION COLUMN

Distillate

MEK = 112.23 kg/hr

SBA = 12.47 Kg/hr

MEK = 112.88 Kg/hr

TCE = 439.7 Kg/hr

SBA = 13.13 Kg/hr

Residue:

MEK= 0.66 Kg/hr

SBA= 0.66 Kg/hr TCE

= 439.7 Kg/hr

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MEK PRODUCT DISTILLATION COLUMN

Feed
From separator:
MEK = 459.41 Kg/hr
SBA = 52.5 Kg/hr
From solvent recovery column:
MEK = 112.23 Kg/hr
SBA = 12.47 Kg/hr
MEK= 571 Kg/hr

SBA= 0.66 Kg/hr

MEK= 571.64 Kg/hr

SBA= 64.97 Kg/hr

MEK= 0.64 Kg/hr

SBA= 64.32 Kg/hr

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ENERGY BALANCE

Feed Preheater
Total secondary butyl alcohol = 662.86 Kg/hr
Feed inlet temperature = 298K
Feed outlet temperature = 373 K
Specific heat of SBA = 2.67 KJ/Kg K
Heat duty of preheater = m × Cp × ΔT
Q = 662.86 × 2.67 × (373-298)
=132737.7 KJ/hr ------------------ 1
Steam Requirement
Steam inlet temperature= 413K
Condensate Outlet temperature= 363 K
Latent heat of steam @ 413K = 2133 KJ/Kg
Specific heat @ 413K=2.26 KJ/Kg K
Heat energy of steam in= m (λ + CpΔT)
= m [2133 + (2.26×140)]
= 2449.4m
Heat energy of steam condensate out = m ×4.2 × 90
= 378m
Heat given by steam= 2449.4m - 378m
=2071.4m 2
Equating (1) & (2)
Steam required, m = 132737.7 / 2071.4
m =64 Kg/hr
Vaporizer
SBA inlet temperature= 373K
SBA vapor outlet temperature= 385K SBA Latent
heat of vaporization= 562.6 KJ/Kg

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Heat energy of SBA entering into vaporizer = m × Cp × ΔT
= 176983.62 KJ/hr ----------------- (1)
Heat energy of SBA leaving the vaporizer= m (λ + CpΔT)
= 662.86 (562.6+2.67×110)
= 567607 KJ/hr --------------------- (2)
Heat added to vaporize SBA= 2-1
Q added=390623.4 KJ/hr ----------------------------------------- (3)
Heating medium in vaporizer = Reaction product leaving the reactor @ 633K
Temperature of reaction products leaving the vaporizer = T2
Heat energy of reaction product entering vaporizer
= mMEKCpΔT + mSBACpΔT + m Hydrogen CpΔT
QMEK = 575×2.3× (633-T2)
=1322.5(633-T2)
QSBA = 65.63×2.03× (633-T2)
= 133.23× (633-T2)
Q Hydrogen= 15.75×14.7× (633-T2)
=231.52× (633-T2)
Qtotal = 1687.25× (633-T2)---------- (4)
Equating (3) & (4)
T2= 401.5K
Q total= 390598.38 KJ/hr
Super Heater-I
In S.H-I, the SBA vapors are heated to 573K from 385K. Flue gas is available at 673K.
Heat duty of super heater-I = 656.3×2.03× (573-385)
Q = 250470.33 KJ/hr

Flue gas requirement:

Flue gas inlet temperature = 673K
Flue gas outlet temperature = 423K
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M fluegas× 1.172 × (673-423) = 250470.33
M fluegas = 854.85 Kg/hr

Super Heater-II
In S.H-II, the SBA vapors are heated to 773K from 573K.
Heat duty of super heater-I = 656.3×2.03× (773-573)
Q = 266457.8 KJ/hr

Flue gas requirement:

Flue gas inlet temperature = 813K
Flue gas outlet temperature = 673K
M fluegas× 1.172 × (813-673) = 266457.8
M fluegas = 1623.95 Kg/hr

Reactor
Dehydrogenation of secondary butyl alcohol is an endothermic reaction. Conversion is
considered as 90%
C4H10O C4H8O + H2
Heat of reaction (ΔHR):

ΔfH°MEK= -238.5 kJ/mol

ΔfH°SBA= -293 kJ/mol
ΔfH°Hydrogen= 0 kJ/mol ΔH°R
= (-238.5+0) – (-293)
= +55 kJ/mol (or) 55000 kJ/kmole
= 656.3 Kg/hr or8.88 kmole/hr
= 55000×8.88×0.9
ΔH°R= 439560 KJ/hr

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Total heat balance, Q = Q1– Q2
Q1= (m × Cp × ΔT + ΔH°R)
= 656.3× 2.03×500 + 439560
= 1105704.5 KJ/hr
Q2= m × Cp avg × ΔT
= 656.3× 2.6×360
= 614296.8 KJ/hr
Q= 491407.7 KJ/hr
Flue gas required
M fluegas× 1.172 × (813-673) = 491407.7
M fluegas = 2995 Kg/hr
Condenser
The reaction products from vaporizer enter into condenser to cool down the temperature from
401.5K to 310K. 80% of MEK and SBA get condensed in condenser.

Heat loss due to condensation

Qc= Mmek(Cp×ΔT +λmek) + MSBA(Cp×ΔT+λSBA) + MHYDROGEN(Cp×ΔT)
λmek= 486 KJ/Kg
λSBA= 649 KJ/Kg
Qc= 459.4× ((2.3×91.5) +486) + 52.5× ((2.03×91.5) +649) +15.75×14.7×91.5
=319949.13+43824.11+21184.54 = 384957.78 KJ/hr
The liquid and vapors leaving the condenser is in equilibrium condition.
From T-X-Y diagram, at mole fraction X=0.8 of the condensate, the temperature of liquid and
vapor are obtained.
Liquid temperature = 305K
Vapor temperature = 338K
Heat duty to reduce vapor temperature from 401.5K to 338K
Q1 = 511.92×2.6× (401.5-338)
= 84518 KJ/hr
Total heat loss, Q = Qc + Q1
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 = 384957.78 + 84518
= 469475.78 KJ/hr

Cooling water required

CWS temperature = 297K
CWR temperature = 305K
Mass flow of CW = 469475.78 / (4.186×8)
= 14019.22 Kg/hr
Absorber
Heat of absorption = Mmek× λmek + MSBA ×λSBA
=(115.5×486) + (13.13×649)
= 64654.37 KJ/hr
Heat loss in cooling gases from 338K to 299K
= (2.3×1.7×39) + (15.75×14.7×39)
= 9182 KJ/hr
Total heat released = 64654.37 + 9182
= 738336.37 KJ/hr
Heat gained by absorption operation
= [(115.5×2.3) + (13.13×2.67) + (1054×2.5)] × (T-299)
=2935.71× (T-299)
2942.61× (T-299) = 738336.37
To = 324.15K

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Solvent recovery column
Feed:
MEK = 112.88 Kg/hr
SBA = 13.13 Kg/hr
TCE = 439.7 Kg/hr
Total, F = 565.71 Kg/hr
Feed temperature is 28°C
Enthalpy of Feed, HF = [ (112.88×2.3) + (13.13×2.67) + (439.7×1.1) ] × (28)
= 21793.83 KJ/hr
Distillate:
MEK = 112.23 Kg/hr
SBA = 12.47 Kg/hr
Distillate temperature from T-x-y diagram, 81°C
Enthalpy of distillate, HD=23605.34 KJ/hr
Residue:
MEK = 0.66Kg/hr
SBA = 0.66 Kg/hr
TCE = 439.7 Kg/hr
Residue temperature is 115°C
Enthalpy of residue, HR = 56000 KJ/hr

Overhead condenser:
Heat load on condenser, QC =V×λ
V = (1+R) D
R = 2Rm
Rm = 0.3 (from x-y diagram)
R = 0.6
V = 199.5 Kg/hr
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Qc = 100208.85 KJ/hr
Cooling water requirement:
Mw = 100208.85/(4.186×8)
=2992.3 Kg/hr

Reboiler:
QB = Qc + HR- HF
= 131941.5 KJ/hr
Steam requirement:
Heat energy of steam in= m (λ + CpΔT)
= m [2133 + (2.26 ×140)]
= 2449.4m
Heat energy of steam condensate out = m × 4.2 × 90
= 378m
Heat given by steam= 2449.4m - 378m
= 2071.4m
Steam required, m = 131941.5 / 2071.4
m = 63.69 Kg/hr
Product MEK distillation column
Feed:
MEK= 571.64 Kg/hr
SBA= 64.97 Kg/hr
Enthalpy of Feed, HF = [ (571.64×2.3) + (64.97×2.67) ]× (25)
= 37206.05 KJ/hr
Distillate:
MEK = 571 Kg/hr
SBA = 0.66 Kg/hr
Distillate temperature from T-x-y diagram, 79°C
Enthalpy of distillate, HD= 103889.9 KJ/hr
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Residue:
MEK = 0.64Kg/hr
SBA = 64.32 Kg/hr
Residue temperature is 102°C
Enthalpy of residue, HR = 17667.05 KJ/hr
Overhead condenser:
Heat load on condenser, QC =V×λ
Qc = 277934.34 KJ/hr
Cooling water requirement:
Mw = 277934.34 / (4.186×8)
=8299.5 Kg/hr

Reboiler:
QB = Qc + HR- HF
= 258395.34 KJ/hr
Steam requirement:
Heat energy of steam in= m (λ + CpΔT)
= m [2133 + (2.26 ×140)]
= 2449.4m
Heat energy of steam condensate out = m × 4.2 × 90
= 378m
Heat given by steam= 2449.4m - 378m
= 2071.4m
Steam required, m = 258395.34 / 2071.4
m = 125 Kg/hr

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