Department of Chemical Engineering

Process Design PSL261S Assignment 2: Material balance

First Name: Zizipho

Surname: Mkosana

Student Number: 222778598

a) Perform a detailed material balance for the flow sheet described on the previous page using
a spreadsheet. Investigate the effect of varying the ratio of Cl2:C6H6 in the feed to the
flowsheet. Summarise your results in the template below. Attach your detailed calculation to
this sheet and submit.

Use a basis of basis 100 kmol benzene at reactor inlet for your calculation.

Give the flow rate for the production of (*see flow rates given in table) tonnes of chlorobenzene per
year. Take the number of production hours per year as 8000 hours. The mass flows are as follows:

Reactor:

Cl2 reacted = 39520 ton/yr

HCl produced = 20327.616 ton/yr
Cl2 unreacted = 10875.2 ton/yr

Separator:

Gas phase: Cl2 = 10875.2 ton/yr

HCl = 20327.616 ton/yr

Liquid phase: C6H6 = 27748.656 ton/yr

C6H5Cl = 36270.08 ton/yr* 5.1 = 185000 ton/yr

C6H4Cl2 = 17699.976 ton/yr

Absorber:

Water for 30% w/w acid = 6098.2848 ton/yr

Therefore, Solution out = 26425.9008 ton/yr
Cl2 recycled = 10875.3 ton/yr

Distillation:

Overheads:

C6H6 = 27748.656 ton/yr

C6H5Cl =0

C6H4Cl2 =0

Bottoms: C6H6 =0

C6H5Cl = 36270.08 ton/yr * 5.1 = 185000 ton/yr

C6H4Cl2 = 17699.976 ton/yr

Reactor with recycle feeds –

Fresh feeds: C6H6 = 90148.656 ton/yr

Cl2 = 61275.2 ton/yr

NB: THE FOLLOWING TABLES ARE LINKED TO EXCEL SPREADSHEET

Reactor In Out
Chlorine 90 kmol 19,418 kmol
Benzene 100 kmol 44,469 kmol
MCB 0 kmol 40,48 kmol
DCB 0 kmol 15,051 kmol
HCl 0 kmol 70,582 kmol

Condernser/Flush
Drum In Vapour Liquid
Chlorine 19,418 kmol 19,418 kmol 0 km
Benzene 44,469 kmol 0 kmol 44,469 km
MCB 40,48 kmol 0 kmol 40,48 km
DCB 15,051 kmol 0 kmol 15,051 km
HCl 70,582 kmol 70,582 kmol 0 km

Bottom
Absorber In Tops s
Chlorine 19,418 kmol 19,418 kmol 0 km
HCl 70,582 kmol 0 kmol 70,582 km
42,349
Water 2 kmol 0 kmol 42,3492 km

Bottom
Distillatin Column In Tops s
Benzene 45 kmol 45 kmol 0 km
MCB 40,48 kmol 0 kmol 40,48 km
DCB 15,051 kmol 0 kmol 15,051 km

Substance
s Molar mass( g/mol)
Water 18
Chlorine 70 40,48
Benzene 78 15,051
MCB 112
DCB 147
HCl 36