WORKSHOP NO.

1 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND PFDS

UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA
FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA
PROGRAMA DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA
2022

ING. JOSE ANGEL COLINA

DOCENTE DISEÑO DE PLANTAS

KEVIN ACEVEDO

LAURIZA GAVIRIA

ESMERALDA HAECKERMANN

MARÍA ROMERO
 Equipment Justification.

1- R-101:
This type of reactor was chosen because the reaction takes place in the gas phase and at
a temperature of 350°C, which indicates that it is the best candidate to carry out this
process, since it has a catalyst.
2- EX-101:
We took this exchanger, since the temperature at which compound E is solid is 50°C, but
the temperature at which the compounds leave the reactor is 350°C, so we must have
an efficient heat exchange to reach the desired temperature.
3- C-101:
The stream coming from the exchanger is in gas phase, so before filtering the stream,
we need a phase change to liquid so that the result is the desired one.
4- F-101:
The current coming from the condenser comes with solid particles, therefore it is
necessary to make a solid-liquid separation, for the later recovery of the E compound..
5- Storage stream and subsequent disposal of the solid compound E.
6- E-101:
The purpose of the evaporator is to serve as a phase change to the stream that has just
been filtered for subsequent entry into an absorption tower.
7- A-101:
This absorption tower works with a gaseous stream to which a liquid stream is injected,
and by solubility it removes the most water-soluble compounds, which in this case would
be compounds A and D.
8- E-102:
In this evaporator we need to separate the water from compounds D and A, therefore
we evaporate it in order to obtain a bi-component stream, for the subsequent
distillation.
9- D-101:
In this distiller, we separate by boiling point difference the compounds A and D, since
compound D will be subjected to a process below.
10- C-103:
Thanks to the fact that compound D comes in gaseous phase, before entering the
catalytic hydrogenation, we must condense it.
11- CH-101:
In the catalytic hydrogenation, compound D reacts in liquid phase with hydrogen for the
production of C, it should be noted that the reaction does not occur 100%, therefore
there is compound D at the exit of the hydrogenator.
12- E-103:
Thanks to the fact that there are D and C in the same stream, we use this evaporator to
separate them by boiling point difference, being D the most volatile that would come out
through the top, and C who would come out through the bottom for later recovery.
13- C-104:
Serves for the recovery of compound C for subsequent disposal.
14- FD-101:
Used to separate by boiling point difference compound G from the stream coming from
the condenser.
15- R-102:
 This reactor is going to take the streams of compound A coming from the distiller, the
stream of G coming from the fractionated distiller and the stream of F coming from the
distiller, to give way to the reaction of formation of compounds D and C.
16- C-107:
This condenser is in charge of the phase change of the stream coming from the PFR
reactor for the subsequent separation by distillation.
17- D-102:
In charge of the separation of the most volatile compound by the buffers, which in this
case would be compound D, which would be recirculated to the condenser before the
catalytic hydrogenation stage to obtain C.
18- A-103:
In this tower, we will pass the multicomponent gaseous stream through a stream of
liquid water to take advantage of the solubility of compound A and be able to separate it
from the mixture. The water diluted with A, is recirculated to the evaporator inlet stream
to remove the water and dispose of A. The output of this tower, is sent directly to a
condenser.
19- C-105:
The input of this is the output of the absorption tower, and is responsible for a phase
change for subsequent input from the fractional distiller.
20- A-102:
This tower is in charge of the separation of compound F, taking advantage of its
solubility in benzene, which will later be processed and removed from the process.
21- D-103:
In charge of the separation of benzene and compound F, and the resulting F stream will
be sent to the PFR reactor to react.
22- C-106:
Its input is the gaseous stream coming from the absorption tower, and it is used to
condense the stream for further processing in a distiller.
23- D-104:
This distiller, will help us to separate compounds C and B, sending B by recirculation
directly to the first reactor for further use.
24- C-107:
Used for the recovery of compound C, which is the desired final product.