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Introduction
Recalling the process operations in process synthesis:
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Instructional Objectives
When you have finished studying this unit, you should:
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C2H4 + -2 O2 CH2 - CH2
O
OH
OH
(R.1)
(R.2)
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CH2CH2 + 2NaCl
(R.3)
C
O
(R.4)
CH2 CH2
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Distribution of Chemicals
Heuristic 2: Use an excess of one chemical reactant in a reaction
operation to completely consume a second valuable,
toxic, or hazardous chemical reactant.
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or after reaction...
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Kinetic data
Reaction
ko
E/R (oR)
Btu/lbmole
lbmole/(hr ft atm )
206,000
13,600
-79,200
11.7
3,430
-91,800
4.6 x 108
21,300
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HR
-4,800
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1.02E-03
1.01E-03
1.00E-03
9.90E-04
9.80E-04
9.70E-04
9.60E-04
-0.4
ln(k)
-0.8
-1.2
ln(k1)
ln(k2)
-1.6
ln(k3)
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HOAc
Reaction
zone
MeOH
H2O
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Separations
Heuristic 9: Separate liquid mixtures using distillation and
stripping towers, and liquid-liquid extractors,
among similar operations.
Ref: Douglas (1988)
Select from
distillation, enhanced
distillation, stripping
towers, liquid-liquid
extraction, etc.
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Separations (Contd)
Attempt to condense vapor mixtures with
Heuristic 10:
cooling water. Then, use Heuristic 9.
Ref: Douglas (1988)
Attempt to cool
reactor products
using cooling water
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Select from
distillation, enhanced
distillation, stripping
towers, liquid-liquid
extraction, etc.
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Separations (Contd)
Separate vapor mixtures using partial
Heuristic 11:
condensers, cryogenic distillation, absorption
towers, adsorbers, and/or membrane devices.
Combination of the
previous two flowsheets
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excess reactant
an inert diluent
cold shots.
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P2V dP
W
P
1
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