SECTION 2-1

Target Production 80000 tons/year

Working days/annum 350.00

Working houirs/day 24.00

Product kg/annum
79998632.11 Methanol
Water
Purity 0.9990
Acetic acid t/annum 194.02 kmol/hr
79998.63 5807.51 kg/hr Reactor
CO

192.22 kmol/hr
5384.00 kg/hr

Methanol feed 2748.17 mol/min

Water 485.58 mol/min
CO 3203.62 mol/min

Methanol selectivity 99%

CO selectivity 85%

Reactor output
Acetic acid 2643.17 mol/min
Propionic acid 26.17 mol/min

Reaction 1
CH3OH + CO = CH3COOH

Mol Balance
Methanol CO Acetic acid Methanol CO
2748.17 3203.62 2643.17 27.48 480.54
Mass balance
88051.26 89733.30 158727.44 880.51 13460.00
4716.61

Reaction 2
Methanol CO H2 C2H5COOH H2O
Mol Balance
27.48 27.48 27.48 26.70 26.70
Mass Balance
880.51 769.76 55.39 1978.03 480.62
-752.98

Reaction 3
CO H2O CO2 H2 H2O
Mol Balance
448.51 417.60 453.21 380.79 0.00
Mass balance
12562.66 7516.83 19945.79 767.54 0.00
-633.85

Assume density 800.00 kg/m3

Feed flow kg
Feed vol flow m3
MeI mol kg
Catalyst mol kg

Preliminary Mass Balance

Reactor
In mol/min Out mol/min
Methanol 2748.17 0.00
Water 485.58 111.00
CO 3203.62 0.00
Acetic acid 0.00 2696.83
Propionic acid 0.00 26.70
CO2 0.00 453.21
H2 0.00 380.79

Lights separation - Assume 99 % of the lights are removed

In Out (mols)
Mols /mol/min Mass /g/min Bottom
Methanol 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water 111.00 1998.01 109.89
CO 0.00 0.00 0.00
Acetic acid 2696.83 161950.25 2669.87
Propionic acid 26.70 1978.03 26.43
CO2 453.21 19945.79 4.53
H2 380.79 767.54 3.81

186639.63 g/min

Water separation
In Out
Mols /mol/min Mass /g/min Bottom
Methanol 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water 109.89 1978.03 108.79
CO 0.00 0.00 0.00
Acetic acid 2669.87 160330.75 2643.17
Propionic acid 26.43 1958.25 26.17
CO2 4.53 199.46 0.00
H2 3.81 7.68 0.00

164474.17 g/min

Acetic acid sep

In Out
Mols /mol/min Mass /g/min Bottom
Methanol 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water 0.00 0.00 0.00
CO 0.00 0.00 0.00
Acetic acid 2643.17 158727.44 26.43
Propionic acid 26.17 1938.67 25.91
CO2 0.00 0.00 0.00
H2 0.00 0.00 0.00

160666.11 g/min

Final liquid mol/min g/min

Methanol 0.00 0.00
Water 0.00 0.00
CO 0.00 0.00
Acetic acid 2616.74 157140.17
Propionic acid 25.91 1919.28
CO2 0.00 0.00
H2 0.00 0.00

Total 2642.64 159059.45 g/min

% Acetic acid 99.02% 98.79%

Mass Acetic acid 9523.65 kg/hr

228567.52 kg/day
79998632 kg/an
79999 t/an
 0.75 kmol/hr
106.89245908 kg/hr

Methyl-Iodide

49.54 kmol/hr
1230.37 kg/hr

H2/CO2

99% 100%

Flash 2
(B1)
Separator 1 Decanter
102.91 kmol/hr
10589.54 kg/hr

Recycled Rh complex-based catalyst

mol/min
 g/min

CO H2

0.00 0.00 mol/min

g/min

mol/min

g/min

Mol wt In (g/min) Out (g/min) Difference

32.04 88051.26 0.00 88051.26
18.00 8740.50 1998.01 6742.49
28.01 89733.30 0.00 89733.30
60.05 0.00 161950.25 -161950.25
74.08 0.00 1978.03 -1978.03
44.01 0.00 19945.79 -19945.79
2.02 0.00 767.54 -767.54

186525.06 186639.63 -114.57 g/min

Top Total
0.00 0.00
 1.11 1998.01
0.00 0.00
26.97 161950.25
0.27 1978.03
448.68 19945.79
376.98 767.54

186639.63 0.00 g/min

Top Total
0.00 0.00
1.10 1978.03
0.00 0.00
26.70 160330.75
0.26 1958.25
4.53 199.46
3.81 7.68

164474.17 0.00 g/min

Top Total
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
2616.74 158727.44
0.26 1938.67
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00

160666.11 0.00 g/min

 6.72 kmol/hr
120.98 kg/hr

Water

100% 99% 99%

(B2) (B3) (B4)

Distillation
Decanter Separator 2 Column

Propionic acid

1.57 kmol/hr
116.32 kg/hr
 Acetic acid

158.59 kmol/hr Molecular weight kg/kmol

9523.65 kg/hr Water (H2O) 18.00
Methanol (CH3OH) 32.04
Carbon monoxide (CO) 28.01
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 44.01
Acetic acid (CH3COOH) 60.05
Propionic acid (CH3CH2CO2H) 74.08
Hydrogen (H2) 2.02
Methyl-Idiode (CH3I) 141.94
Catalyst used (Rh) 102.91

Products' Outlet (kmol/hr) B4 (99%)

Water (H2O) 0.00
Methanol (CH3OH) 0.00
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0.00
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 0.00
Acetic acid (CH3COOH) 158.59
Propionic acid (CH3CH2CO2H) 1.57
Hydrogen (H2) 0.00
Methyl-Idiode (CH3I) 0.00
Catalyst used (Rh) 0.00

Products' Outlet (kg/hr) B4 (99%)

Water (H2O) 0.00
Methanol (CH3OH) 0.00
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0.00
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 0.00
Acetic acid (CH3COOH) 9523.65
Propionic acid (CH3CH2CO2H) 116.32
Hydrogen (H2) 0.00
Methyl-Idiode (CH3I) 0.00
Catalyst used (Rh) 0.00
Inlet Molar flow (kmol/hr) Inlet Mass Flow (kg/hr) Outlet Molar Flow (kmol/hr)
29.13 524.43 6.72
164.89 5283.08 0.00
192.22 5384.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 26.92
0.00 0.00 158.59
0.00 0.00 1.57
0.00 0.00 22.62
0.75 106.89 0.75
102.91 10589.54 102.91

B3 (99%) B2 (100%) B1 (100%)

6.59 6.59 6.59
0.00 0.00 0.00
 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00
160.19 160.19 160.19
1.59 1.59 1.59
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.75
0.00 102.91 102.91

B3 (99%) B2 (100%) B1 (100%)

118.68 118.68 118.68
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00
9619.85 9619.85 9619.85
117.49 117.49 117.49
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 106.89
0.00 10589.54 10589.54
Outlet Mass Flow (kg/hr)
120.98
0.00
0.00
1184.78
9523.65
116.32
45.59
106.89
10589.54

Flash 2 (99%) Reactor

6.59 6.66
0.00 0.00
 0.00 0.00
26.92 27.19
160.19 161.81
1.59 1.60
22.62 22.85
0.75 0.75
102.91 102.91

Flash 2 (99%) Reactor

118.68 119.88
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
1184.78 1196.75
9619.85 9717.02
117.49 118.68
45.59 46.05
106.89 106.89
10589.54 10589.54