MTBE Process with H2SO4 Catalyst

DESCRIPTION:

MTBE is made commercially by catalytic reaction between methanol and i-butylene at 110 C. A
widely used catalyst is an acidic ion exchange resin. A mixture of fresh and recycled methanol is
mixed with a C4 stream and a mixture of fresh and recycled sulfuric acid, and reacted at elevated
temperature and pressure in two sets of multistage, the heated reactors in vapor phase. Most of
H2SO4 is then separated in the settler and recycled to reaction.

Operating Condition :
- Fluid Package : PRSV
- Use equilibrium reaction and reactor, reaction in vapor phase
- Stream 1 : i-butene (C4H8), 450 kmol/hr; 30 oC; 500 kPa
- Stream 2 : Methanol ; 400 kmol/hr; 30 oC; 101.3 kPa
- H2SO4 : 10 kmol/hr; 30 oC; 500 kPa
- Stream 3 : 500 kPa
- Stream 5 : 100 oC
- Stream 9 : 110 oC
- Stream 10 : 100 oC
- Stream 13 : 95 oC
- Stream 14 : 150 oC
- Stream 19 : 100 oC
- T-100 : Distilate in vapor phase; LK (i-butene) = 0.000001 ; HK (Methanol) = 0.000001 ;
P Condenser = 180 kPa; P Reboiler = 210 kPa; R = 1.5 Rm
- Pressure drop in all HE are neglected
- Purge = 0.7* H2SO4 Recycle
Question :
- W1 =
- T stream 6 =
- Spesification of Column T – 100
- Composition of MTBE product (%mol) =
- Rate of MTBE out of T-100 (kmol/hr) =